{"id":1282778,"date":"2022-02-08T18:07:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T23:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1282778"},"modified":"2022-02-08T18:08:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T23:08:03","slug":"crime-wave-green-day-rocker-billie-joe-armstrong-has-vintage-car-stolen-in-costa-mesa-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crime-wave-green-day-rocker-billie-joe-armstrong-has-vintage-car-stolen-in-costa-mesa-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Crime Wave: Green Day Rocker Billie Joe Armstrong Has Vintage Car Stolen in Costa Mesa, California"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcrime-wave-green-day-rocker-billie-joe-armstrong-has-vintage-car-stolen-in-costa-mesa-california%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1282778&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/https___media.breitbart.com_media_2022_02_BillieJoeArmstrongcarjack3-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong told fans recently that the 1962 Chevy II Nova he has owned for 30 years was stolen in Costa Mesa, California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy car was STOLEN 1962 Chevy II,\u201d Armstrong said to his 1.1 million Twitter followers on Saturday. \u201cThis car is near and dear to all our hearts and has been in the GD family for over 30 years. Please send any sighting, tips or info to the Costa Mesa police.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My car was STOLEN 1962 Chevy II. This car is near and dear to all our hearts and has been in the GD family for over 30 years. Please send any sighting, tips or info to the Costa Mesa police. Incident # 2015,2016. Please call 714-754-5280 please re-post, &amp; find this car!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BkcaBcxaDg\">pic.twitter.com\/BkcaBcxaDg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Billie Joe Armstrong (@billiejoe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billiejoe\/status\/1490045897857638400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Armstrong also told fans that the car\u2019s license plate number is BPN888.&nbsp;The punk rock icon added that the thieves also got two guitars and an amp in the theft.<\/p>\n<p>The <i>Orange County Register<i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2022\/02\/06\/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-says-classic-chevy-stolen-in-costa-mesa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">r<\/a><\/i><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2022\/02\/06\/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-says-classic-chevy-stolen-in-costa-mesa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eported<\/a> that Costa Mesa Police Sgt. Jerry Souza said Armstrong reported the theft at around 9 a.m. on Saturday morning. The car was reportedly jacked sometime Friday evening.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Armstrong is an avid collector of classic cars. In 2018 he sold a 1963 Chevy Nova SS convertible at auction. He also owns a 1963 Ford Falcon \u2014 which appeared on the cover of <i>Rolling Stone<\/i> in 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billieeilish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@billieeilish<\/a> sat down with her hero <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billiejoe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@billiejoe<\/a> for our Musicians on Musicians issue, asking him about early <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenDay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GreenDay<\/a>, staying sane in the industry and that time he got into a fight with a guy in the audience <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/frW3hX1gbv\">https:\/\/t.co\/frW3hX1gbv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YlILAijmJr\">pic.twitter.com\/YlILAijmJr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RollingStone\/status\/1189180113696579584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The band hit the charts in 1994 after the release of their third LP, \u201cDookie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like most entertainers, Armstrong was a virulent and vocal Trump hater. In 2016 he mindlessly joined the pack by saying Donald Trump and all his voters were akin to \u201cHitler.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Completely mischaracterizing Trump\u2019s voting base, Armstrong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2016\/08\/18\/green-day-frontman-billie-joe-armstrong-trump-fcking-hitler-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blurted out<\/a>, \u201cThe worst problem I see about Trump is who his followers are. I actually feel bad for them, because they\u2019re poor, working-class people who can\u2019t get a leg up. They\u2019re pissed off and he\u2019s preyed on their anger. He just said, \u2018You have no options and I\u2019m the only one, and I\u2019m going to take care of it myself.\u2019 I mean, that\u2019s f*cking Hitler, man!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Around the same time, Armstrong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2016\/11\/20\/green-day-chants-no-trump-no-kkk-american-music-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">led<\/a> a concert crowd in a chant \u201cNo Trump, No KKK\u201d and charging all Trump\u2019s voters of being Klan members.<\/p>\n<p>But also like many other entertainers, Armstrong is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2012\/09\/23\/rep-green-days-armstrong-getting-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admitted<\/a> drug abuser. In 2012, he even entered a center for substance abuse. The treatment began after a concert where he went wild onstage smashing equipment and ranting to the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Green Day\u2019s 13th studio album \u201cFather of All\u201d recently dropped in 2020. The album was meant as a follow-up to the 2004 album \u201cAmerican Idiot\u201d that Armstrong made with longtime bandmates Mike Dirnt and Tr\u00e9 Cool.<\/p>\n<p>Green Day will next appear with a list of other acts for the Super Bowl LVI Music Fest this month.<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong told fans recently that the 1962 Chevy II Nova he has owned for 30 years was stolen in Costa Mesa, California. \u201cMy car &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1282778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1282778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1282778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1282778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1282778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1282778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1282778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}