Reporter Terrorizes A.C. Community

Despite its glitzy casinos and bright lights near the beach, the rest of Atlantic City isn’t quite a beachfront paradise. It’s kind of a dive. Come to think of it, the casinos are dives, too. Okay, well, at least the beach is free. I think.

Anyway, consider the case of Lucy McGlynn, who lives in the Cove, a development partially paid for with casino revenue. In nine years of living in AC, she says she’s been robbed 10 times, including a thief who took her garden shoes.

Of course, if you own garden shoes, why are you living in Atlantic City? Funny, that’s pretty much what McGlynn says an officer said to her when she reported a crime. The neighborhood still seems fairly safe, except for one woman, but when the Press of Atlantic City attempted to get the scoop on the neighborhood, the residents all ran away:

One woman closed her door when she saw a reporter approaching, later leaving in a car while refusing to make eye contact. An older woman chatting with a neighbor through a car window said McGlynn was the only one with problems.

But she refused to give her name or further discuss problems, saying, “I don’t have to give a reason. I don’t want to talk to you.”

Perhaps the residents thought the reporter was another thief.

A.C. resident waits for next time she’ll be robbed [Press of AC]