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.

COSTA MESA Harbor Boulevard: Battery was reported in the 2100 block at 2:27 a.m. Saturday. Arnold Avenue: Battery was reported in the 1900 block at 3:04 a.m. Saturday. Crestmont Place and Shalimar Drive: A vehicle was burglarized at 3:31 a.m. Saturday. Anacapa Drive: A vehicle was reported stolen in the 2500 block at 4:15 a.m. Saturday. Newport Boulevard: Vandalism was reported in the 1500 block at 8:05 a.m. Saturday.

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.

"It was when we did a battery. We tied electric strings to a battery, and a lightbulb turned on." SULEIMA ARROYO, 10 Costa Mesa "I like [the acid and base indicators experiment] because we're using different chemicals. The colors are interesting, but it stinks." ALEX GARTNER, 10 Costa Mesa "I like [the indicators experiment] too, because I like to smell the things even though it stinks. It could make my face go blue." BLAVIN MOE, 10 Costa Mesa "We've done four, but [the indicators experiment]

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.

AREA 1 - American Place: A fight was reported at a residence in the 1000 block at 9 p.m. Sunday. Pinecreek Drive: An incident of grand theft was reported in the 2800 block at 9:18 p.m. Sunday. Baker Street: Vandalism was reported at the 1170 block at 11:09 p.m. Sunday. AREA 2 Baker Street: An assault and battery was reported at the 800 block at 1:06 a.m. Sunday. Irvine Avenue and Bristol Street: A person was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence at 2:28 a.m. Sunday.

COSTA MESA — An Orange Coast College student is due in court for a pre-trial hearing Wednesday on charges of sexual battery and lewd conduct. Brendan Douglas Copley, 20, of Costa Mesa, pleaded not guilty Thursday to one count of touching an intimate part of another person and two counts of lewd conduct in a public place, according to Orange County Superior Court records. According to Costa Mesa police, Copley approached a female student on the OCC campus Feb. 8 and asked to have sex with her. When she refused and walked away, he followed her and continued pressuring her, police said.

Stuart Burr Oakes died peacefully in his home in Newport Beach, CA, on November 8, 2010, at the age of 62.  Stuart was born in Long Beach, California in 1948.  After graduating from Yucaipa High School, he attended University of Redlands, where he met his wife, Gloria.  They married in 1970.   Stuart’s love of electronics and gadgets inspired a career of developing cutting-edge battery technology programs, first at General Electric and then at International Components Corporation in Chicago.

When you set your clocks to fall back an hour Sunday, it's also a good time to change the batteries in your house smoke alarms. Smoke alarms save hundreds of people a year and cut the risk of dying in a fire by half, fire department officials said. Don't borrow batteries for the alarm from another device, and change your batteries twice a year. The easiest way to remember is to change them when the clocks change, officials suggest. Be sure to test the alarm after putting in new batteries.

Costa Mesa Mayor Pro Tem Wendy Leece’s son is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail after his arrest Wednesday on suspicion of felony battery against his girlfriend and her son. Stephen Leece, 28, from Costa Mesa, surrendered to police Wednesday afternoon, hours after police said he fled from his girlfriend’s house after attacking her and her son. Attempts to reach Wendy Leece on Wednesday were unsuccessful. Police were called about 12:20 a.m. Wednesday to the 100 block of East 16th Street, where authorities said Stephen Leece and his girlfriend had gotten into an argument.

Authorities want to remind you to spring forward your clocks an hour this weekend when daylight saving time kicks in on Sunday. Fire officials say the twice-yearly routine of changing the batteries with the time changes is a surefire way to keep your home safe and save lives in case of an emergency. Smoke alarms have been proven to save hundreds of lives every year, giving people time to escape. Most residential fires happen between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., when early detection tools like a smoke alarm are most important.