Drug Money
Here’s a short post about a man in Wisconsin who was arrested because his money smelled like weed.
The reporter was obviously working from a police report (since s/he cites it at least three times) and has one interesting quote from the police officer, but the story really seems like it’s missing a quote from the teller who called the police about the money. It seems like it would be a lot more interesting of a story if it had a quote from the person involved in the story’s main action (and a person strange enough to call the cops because the guy’s money smelled vaguely of weed).
Other than that, I think this story has a pretty good lede: “The musty smell of a man’s money led to his arrest on possible drug charges.” Other than the word “musty,” I think that’s about all that needs to be said about the story.
