Battery

LONG BEACH — While the occupants of the Long Beach State dugout were wondering how he was doing it Sunday, UC Irvine sophomore starting pitcher Danny Bibona was wondering the same thing about battery mate Aaron Lowenstein. Bibona, who allowed six hits and one run in 6 2/3 innings to record his fifth victory in six decisions this season, did so in 90-degree-plus temperatures in the 4-1 Big West Conference triumph in front of 1,655 at Blair Field. But Bibona wasn’t finishing off 27 innings in 46-plus hours, the last 18 in sweltering daytime heat.

Barry Faulkner The Orange Coast College baseball team will get three days off to recharge its batteries after visiting Riverside's battery helped the Tigers charge past the Pirates, 6-4, Thursday. Riverside freshman pitcher Tom Hanson struck out a career-high 12 in his first collegiate complete game, while sophomore battery mate Andy Bouchie belted three home runs, all with a runner aboard, to key the Tigers' Orange Empire Conference triumph. It was the third straight conference loss for OCC (15-12-1, 6-4-1 in conference)

A group of Newport Harbor High School students in police custody are accused of assaulting a mentally disabled girl and posting a video of the beating online, police said. Some of the teens were arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of battery and conspiracy to commit battery after someone notified police about the video, police said. It was not immediately known how many students were arrested. The video captures the battery of a young disabled student of Ensign Intermediate School, police said.

A man who ejaculated into a co-worker's water bottle on two occasions is hoping to have his conviction overturned on the grounds that he believes he didn't batter the victim, his attorney said. A jury convicted Michael Kevin Lallana, 34, of Fullerton of two misdemeanor counts of battery in February 2011, but his attorney, E. Thomas Dunn, said that because no force was used, Lallana didn't batter the woman. "What Michael Lallana did was morally disgusting … but not battery," Dunn said.

The Automobile Club of Southern California is on patrol at Orange County Fair parking lots to help fairgoers deal with unexpected car problems like these. Every day the fair is open, the auto club will provide service for lockouts, flat tires and battery jumps for no charge from 4:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on fairgrounds to all fairgoers, not just club members. Guests who need help can contact parking lot attendants, fairground security or auto club personnel at the club's insurance and information booth, located across from the administration building inside the main gate.

COSTA MESA Newport Boulevard: A drunk driver was reported in the 1800 block at 12:10 a.m. Thursday. Harbor Boulevard: An unwanted guest was reported in the 2700 block at 12:25 a.m. Thursday. Fillmore Way: A warrant arrest was reported in the 3000 block at 1:05 a.m. Thursday. Superior Avenue: Petty theft was reported in the 1600 block at 7:58 a.m. Thursday. East Mesa Verde Drive: A stolen vehicle was reported in the 1500 block at 8:10 a.m. Thursday. Kalmus Drive: A commercial burglary was reported in the 100 block at 9:29 a.m. Thursday.

A group of Newport Harbor High School students in police custody are accused of assaulting a mentally disabled girl and posting a video of the beating online, police said. Some of the teens were arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of battery and conspiracy to commit battery after someone notified police about the video, police said. It was not immediately known how many students were arrested. The video captures the battery of a young disabled student of Ensign Intermediate School, police said.

Deirdre Newman An engineering contest at UC Irvine on Friday had all the drama of an Olympic match when a student was nearly disqualified, before ultimately taking first place. Granted the Leaping Leyden Jar contest did not involve triple axels or a French judge, but it captured the creative spirit that engineers are not usually known for. The contest required students to fling a nine-volt battery as far as possible using its own power. It was the last competition in a week that saw the usually serious-minded engineers get wild and crazy, devising Popsicle-stick bridges, dropping eggs from the 10-story engineering tower and trying to outthink each other.

COSTA MESA Adams Avenue and Harbor Boulevard: A drunk driver was reported at 12:58 a.m. Sunday. East Baker Street: A drunk driver was reported in the 100 block at 1:10 a.m. Sunday. Broadway and Newport Boulevard: A person was reportedly drunk in public at 3:22 a.m. Sunday. Victoria Street: A person was reportedly drunk in public in the 700 block at 4:49 a.m. Sunday. Adams Avenue: A stolen vehicle was reported in the 1300 block at 7:15 a.m. Sunday. Harbor Boulevard: A warrant arrest was reported in the 2200 block at 8:53 a.m. Sunday.

The conviction of a 34-year-old Fullerton man accused of depositing semen in a co-worker's water bottle has been upheld by a panel of Orange County Superior Court judges. Michael Lallana was convicted last spring of two misdemeanor counts of battery for twice putting semen in a woman's water bottle, which she unknowingly drank.  Lallana met the co-worker while working at Northwestern Mutual Financial Network in Newport Beach. Lallana was sentenced to six months in jail and three years probation and was ordered to register as a sex offender, according to the Orange County district attorney's office.

A man who ejaculated into a co-worker's water bottle on two occasions is hoping to have his conviction overturned on the grounds that he believes he didn't batter the victim, his attorney said. A jury convicted Michael Kevin Lallana, 34, of Fullerton of two misdemeanor counts of battery in February 2011, but his attorney, E. Thomas Dunn, said that because no force was used, Lallana didn't batter the woman. "What Michael Lallana did was morally disgusting … but not battery," Dunn said.

A 65-year-old Costa Mesa man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he sexually assaulted a 28-year-old woman while she received massage therapy, according to court records. Dennis Scott Durbin could face up to four years in state prison, and a lifetime of having to register as a sex offender, if convicted of one felony count of sexual battery by fraud, according to the Orange County district attorney's office. Prosecutors said the woman first visited Sky Park Chiropractic in Irvine in July for therapy for an injured knee.

NEWPORT BEACH — Morningside Recovery President Raymond Jeffrey Yates pleaded not guilty Friday to felony domestic battery charges. Harbor Justice Center Judge Stephanie George ordered Yates, 44, of Newport Beach to not contact his ex-wife in person, through family or friends, or by using social media and other technology. An exception was made for visits to his children arranged through their grandparents. Yates was arrested about 1 a.m. Dec. 4 after police responded to his home in the 1900 block of Commodore Road.

The president of Morningside Recovery is scheduled to be arraigned in court Friday on charges that he battered his wife in their home. Raymond Jeffrey Yates, 44, of Newport Beach was arrested and charged last week with felony domestic battery related to a Dec. 4 dispute he had with his wife in the middle of the night. At their Dover Shores house in the 1900 block of Commodore Road, police said the couple's verbal altercation turned physical. Yates was arrested about 1 a.m. Authorities said alcohol was involved, but would not say who had been drinking.

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of stealing batteries from traffic signals located in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa, officials said Thursday. An officer who stopped Ricardo Urizar, 28, of Los Angeles, for a traffic violation July 12 noticed 22 batteries in the bed of the rented truck Urizar was driving, according to a news release from the Newport Beach Police Department. Police said Urizar intended to sell the batteries he allegedly stole from the boxes, which had locks that he cut off. The batteries are used as backup in case of power failures, according to the release.