December 23, 1954 - Elvis, Scotty and Bill were caught by police for speeding on their way home from Shreveport. But they were released just with a warning. Elvis recalled later saying, " I thought, Here goes my Christmas money for a traffic ticket. But the officer let us go with a warning. After the officer left, the three of us got out of the car and counted our money by the car headlights. The money was mostly in dollar bills, Man, that was the most money I ever had in my pockets at one time! I blew the whole bundle the next day for Christmas presents