Winning Numbers
I had a neighbor who won the lottery (about $800k USD after taxes) and he decided that made him God. He also had an addiction problem and would stay up late partying and playing music at all hours of the day and night. I live in a small mountain town and the sound echoes terribly.
On the Friday of a St. Patty’s weekend, he was blasting his music again, so I called 9-1-1 to register a noise complaint. He likely had a scanner, because before they came, he turned down the music. They’d arrive not hearing any music, then let me know there was not much they could do.
At that point, I let it slip that he had an active warrant. They ended up taking him in. Because he blew all of his lottery money and alienated himself from every friend he used to have, he spent the whole long weekend behind bars. About three weeks later, he put his house up for sale. HBICharles