Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: The typical caper story involves one or more crimes ( especially thefts , swindles , or occasionally kidnappings ) perpetrated by the main characters in full view of the reader .
Simplified: In the typical caper story , one or more crimes happen ( especially thefts , swindles , or occasionally kidnappings ) in full view of the reader .