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Petty theftSomeone stole a wallet from a customer’s purse while she was shopping at Goodwill, 17630 Monterey Road. The crime was reported 5:05 p.m. April 5.A thief or thieves stole a television from a vacant room at Executive Inn & Suites, 16505 Condit Road. The theft was reported 8:53 a.m. April 3.FraudSomeone opened AT&T and Sprint accounts in the victim’s name in February. The crime was reported 9:48 a.m. April 6.Oversized vehicle parkingTwo recreational vehicles were reportedly parked on the side of the road on Diana Avenue for eight days without being moved. A witness told police the vehicles have been tagged in the past but the drivers only move them back and forth up the street. The crime was reported 8 p.m. April 4.Narcotics complaintA man who was “tweaking real bad” was challenging customers as they walked into the ampm convenience store, 18605 Monterey Road. The incident was reported 7:21 a.m. April 2.VandalismSomeone used a rock to break the driver’s side window of a gray Dodge Charger on the 17700 block of Park Way. Nothing was taken from the vehicle. The crime was reported 10:16 a.m. April 2.Recovered stolen vehicleA purple Honda Civic reported stolen out of San Jose was recovered on the 16500 block of Church Street in Morgan Hill. The incident was reported 11:30 a.m. April 2.DisturbanceSomeone reported teenagers were skating inside the downtown parking structure, 50 East Third Street. The garage is not yet open to the public. The incident was reported 1:37 p.m. April 2.A resident of La Jolla Court reported that a neighbor’s realtor has been flying a drone over their backyard. The incident was reported 3:59 p.m. March 28.Stolen vehicleA thief or thieves tried to steal a Chevrolet S10 pickup from the 16700 block of Del Monte Avenue. The owner approached the vehicle and found its passenger door unlocked and the ignition damaged. The incident was reported 2:38 p.m. April 3.Someone stole a blue Honda Civic hybrid from the 100 block of West Edmundson Avenue. The crime was reported 9:06 p.m. March 28.Auto burglarySomeone broke into a Ford Expedition and stole registration and insurance paperwork. The crime was reported about 1 a.m. April 4.AccidentA silver Honda Odyssey and a beige Ford Fusion were involved in an accident at a car wash located on the 15800 block of Monterey Road. The driver of the Odyssey allegedly refused to exchange information. No injuries were reported. The incident was reported 1:02 p.m. March 27.Municipal code violationA resident of Romal Court reported that a neighbor had 14 inoperable older Mercedes vehicles parked in their driveway and on the street, in violation of Morgan Hill municipal code. The violation was reported 3 p.m. March 24.All subjects are innocent until proven guilty. Information is compiled from public records.

The Bay Area’s own rock opera has returned to its roots for a grand welcoming. Born of Green Day’s 2004 Grammy-winning prize for Best Rock Album, American Idiot premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theater in 2009, after lead singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong collaborated on the book with Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer. They added a few songs from other Green Day albums, a few lines of dialogue, and were off and running. Since then, American Idiot has travelled to Broadway, the smoky basements of British pubs, and currently is back in the Bay Area where it’s playing to sold out crowds—this time at City Lights Theater Company in San Jose. The production, directed by Jeffrey Bracco, was originally scheduled to close Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, but has been extended for five more performances. American Idiot tells the story of three young men who struggle to find themselves in the suburbs during the darkness the brand new millennium, each turning in a different direction. Under the musical direction of Samuel Cisneros, all the leads—particularly the trio of friends at the heart of the story, Johnny (Joey Pisacane), Tunny (Andrew Erwin), and Will (Tarif Pappu)—roll out superb vocal performances. The entire cast bring Green Day’s familiar songs to life in a way that’s familiar, while still adding something fresh. In particular, “21 Guns” and “St. Jimmy” contain superb solos and powerful moments by the company. Together, scenic designer and production manager, Ron Gasparinetti, and lighting and projections designer, Nick Kumamoto, worked numerous functioning television screens into the set to create a sense of the time period. In other scenes, faded backdrops project to effectively create mood or demonstrate place or time period without distraction. The minimalist, multi-level set accommodates this 21 person cast on City Lights' relatively small stage. The actors make good use of the rolling set pieces, which help provide for seamless transitions and some of the production’s more inventive choreography. Onstage, the set incorporates a guitar, bass, and keyboard player, while another guitar and drums are hidden from view. Johnny and Will also play their own guitars during the show, adding another layer of intimacy to this 100-person venue where neither the music, the images, nor the characters ever want to let you go. Don't miss the last days of this performance. Aug. 24-27 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. Contact (408) 295-4200 or cltc.org for ticket information. City Lights Theater Company is located at 529 S. Second St, in San Jose’s SoFA arts district.

Burglary Ernest W. Miller, 42, 9:25 a.m. Nov. 22, at Safeway

The annual winter holiday police crackdown on drunk and impaired driving resulted in 262 arrests on suspicion of drunk or impaired driving throughout Santa Clara County, according to the sheriff’s office.These arrests were made from Dec. 18 to Dec. 30, police said. This period marks the sheriff’s and other police agencies’ annual winter holiday “Avoid the 13” enforcement effort. The campaign uses grant funds to place extra officers on the road during high-traffic times, and conduct DUI checkpoints and other enforcement activities.The crackdown campaign emphasizes the preventable nature of drunk driving, as police remind motorists that planning ahead is easy, the press release continues.“Designate a sober driver or call a cab. But whatever you do, don’t drink and drive,” reads the press release.  Funding for the Avoid the 13 program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.