trib tried to shake me down for 99 cents to read the story...
The link I have shows the full article without any payment required, though I see through another link what you stated. But, from the article, ouch...
“This city is crazy,” said neighbor Arnold Caffey, a mechanic from Detroit. “I mean, Detroit is better than this.”
So someone is trying to make money....
“trib tried to shake me down for 99 cents to read the story...”
They’d have to pay me $1.99 to read their “story”.