Laguna Niguel

Four first-half goals spearheaded the Costa Mesa Boys under-15 APP Plus soccer team from AYSO Region 120 as they went on to a 5-2 victory over Laguna Niguel Sunday. Luis Guerrero scored two goals as Nick Straubel and Luis Andrade each added single goals for Mesa in the first half. Jay Benny Quiroz added a goal in the second half as strong defense and offense was provided by Shawn Engmann, Francisco Estrada, Joshua Henriquez, Nick Juarez, Jordan Kalke, Juan Perez and Ryan Pfautz.

SANTA ANA – The Blue Note Bandit’s remarkable run is over, authorities said Friday. After a string of 15 bank robberies in Orange County during a two-and-a-half-month period, including in Costa Mesa, authorities on Wednesday arrested and booked David Andrew Camp, a 50-year-old unemployed salesman from Laguna Niguel, for allegedly committing the crimes. A team of FBI and Orange County Sheriff’s Department personnel arrested Camp on an unrelated warrant from Los Angeles.

SANTA ANA — The Blue Note Bandit’s remarkable run is over, authorities said Friday. After 15 bank robberies in Orange County during a two-and-a-half-month period, including at least two in Costa Mesa, authorities Wednesday arrested and booked David Andrew Camp, 50, an unemployed salesman from Laguna Niguel, for allegedly committing the crimes. A team of FBI and Orange County Sheriff’s Department personnel arrested Camp on an unrelated warrant from Los Angeles.

Costa Mesa police are investigating a woman's allegations that when she was a teenager she was sexually abused by the choir director at St. Timothy's Parish in Laguna Niguel. The woman, who is now 28, alleges that the abuse started nearly 13 years ago when she was singing for the church's youth choir, her attorney John Manly said. She alleges that Albert L. Schildknecht, 56, of Laguna Niguel sexually assaulted her beginning when the woman was 15, Manly said. She first reported the abuse allegations to the Orange County Sheriff's Department, but now the investigation has widened, and Costa Mesa police have taken an interest.

A 46-year-old Laguna Niguel woman suffered major injuries in a three-vehicle collision that involved Costa Mesa residents on the 55 Freeway, officials said Monday. She was taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana about 10 p.m. Sunday, according to authorities. A California Highway Patrol report says the Laguna Niguel woman rear-ended a 2000 Ford while traveling south on the 55 just north of MacArthur Boulevard in Santa Ana. A 2013 Jeep then rear-ended her 1998 Chevrolet. A 25-year-old Santa Ana man driving the Ford and a 40-year-old Costa Mesa woman driving the Jeep were uninjured, but a 73-year-old female passenger from Costa Mesa in the Jeep was taken to Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach with minor injuries.

Young Chang A Laguna Niguel man who was airlifted to the hospital after a head-on collision on the San Joaquin Hills toll road diedFriday night. Farzad Yaganeh, 42, of Laguna Niguel, died hours after an accident involving a total of five cars that also killed Steven McLin, 20, of Long Beach and Fereshteh Sadeghi, 42, of Laguna Niguel. McLin and Sadeghi died at the scene. California Highway Patrol officials said the collision happened early Friday evening when McLin drove his Ford Ranger onto a toll road offramp from Bonita Canyon Road.

A Costa Mesa man arrested on a warrant related to child molestation charges will be prosecuted in El Dorado County in Lake Tahoe, Costa Mesa police said Thursday. Costa Mesa police arrested Keith Hoover, 45, on Wednesday outside his apartment on West 19th Street on suspicion of sexual contact with a child, Costa Mesa police Sgt. Marty Carver said. The victim, a boy formerly of Laguna Niguel who now lives in South Lake Tahoe, told authorities in early December that Hoover had molested him, Lt. Marc Adams of the El Dorado County Sheriff’s department said.

These people have been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant. They have only been arrested on suspicion of a crime and, as with all suspects, are considered innocent until proved guilty. COSTA MESA Sunday Frank J. Busboom, 48 Heather Elizabeth Azkoul, 26 Saturday Yuri Ignacio Flores, 29 Friday David Bradley Hansen, 43 Cathleen Susienka, 36 Wednesday Benito Leon, 29 NEWPORT BEACH Monday Zachary James Brines, 29, Newport Beach Thomas Wyatt Buckingham, 60, Newport Beach Brian Kelly Bobik, 23, Newport Beach Sunday Stacy Elisabeth Gregorio, 19, Laguna Niguel Stephen Daniel Habets, 27, Mission Viejo Saturday Janet Diana Alvarez, 45, Chino Hills Jill Renee Polfer, 27, Laguna Niguel Friday Catherine Linda Hope, 34, Newport Beach Max Eugene Hohrine, 43, Huntington Beach Wednesday Scott Richard Bigham, 32, West Covina EDITOR'S NOTE: Cities of residence were not available for Costa Mesa arrests.

A former Laguna Niguel choir director accused of having a sexual relationship with a Costa Mesa teenager more than a decade ago will be sentenced in court today. Albert L. Schildknecht, 57, pleaded guilty earlier this month to two felonies of oral copulation with a minor and digital penetration of a minor after the woman was interviewed by detectives in 2007. The woman, now more than 30 years old, told detectives she and Schildknecht carried on a sexual relationship from 1995 to 1997.

An Irvine man who kidnapped and raped a child and molested two others was denied parole Tuesday, according to prosecutors. Drew David Lambert, 32, formerly of Irvine, was sentenced to 15 years to life in August 1996 and is serving his sentence at California Correctional Institute in Tehachapi. In a news release Tuesday, Orange County prosecutors said Lambert approached a 6-year-old girl in the children's section of a Laguna Niguel bookstore and used a child's book to lure her to the men's restroom, where he assaulted her. Lambert was 16 years old at the time.

A 46-year-old Laguna Niguel woman suffered major injuries in a three-vehicle collision that involved Costa Mesa residents on the 55 Freeway, officials said Monday. She was taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana about 10 p.m. Sunday, according to authorities. A California Highway Patrol report says the Laguna Niguel woman rear-ended a 2000 Ford while traveling south on the 55 just north of MacArthur Boulevard in Santa Ana. A 2013 Jeep then rear-ended her 1998 Chevrolet. A 25-year-old Santa Ana man driving the Ford and a 40-year-old Costa Mesa woman driving the Jeep were uninjured, but a 73-year-old female passenger from Costa Mesa in the Jeep was taken to Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach with minor injuries.

BASEBALL UC Irvine 5, Cal State Bakersfield 4 (10 innings) BAKERSFIELD - Sophomore Jerry McClanahan's two-out single plated Connor Spencer with the winning run in the 10th inning to lead the visiting Anteaters in the nonconference game Tuesday. Spencer, who was two for three with two runs scored, walked to start the winning rally, after UCI closer Race Parmenter blew a save in the ninth to allow the Roadrunners to pull even, 4-4. Spencer advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Ronnie Shaeffer and made it to third on a passed ball.

MISSION VIEJO - Corona del Mar High senior swimmers Stephania Haralabidis, Ioanna Haralabidis, Brynne Wong and Ally McCormick set a meet record in the 400-yard freestyle relay at the Capistrano Valley Relays preliminaries Thursday. The CdM quartet touched first in 3:35.60, an automatic All-American time. The boys' preliminaries are Friday at Capo Valley, with both boys' and girls' finals on Saturday. * BOYS' TENNIS Newport Harbor 16, Laguna Beach 2 LAGUNA BEACH - Senior Christian Lee swept at No. 2 singles for the Sailors in Thursday's nonleague match on the road.

This year's redrawing of legislative districts has forced several lawmakers to move so they can compete in the November election to stay in office. But one Democratic candidate isn't buying the claim of Republican state Sen. Mimi Walters that she moved from her Laguna Niguel mansion into a small studio apartment in Irvine so she could run in the new 37 th  state Senate District. Democratic Senate candidate Steve Young, an attorney, has filed a lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court arguing that Walters does not legitimately live in the district so she should be taken off the ballot in the Nov. 6 election.

GIRLS' TENNIS Newport Harbor 9, Woodbridge 9 Newport wins on games, 75-64 NEWPORT BEACH - Seniors Megan Bathen and Kaitlyn Cosenza swept at No. 1 doubles, 6-1, 6-0, 6-0, to help lead the Sailors to the nonleague win Thursday. Junior Kate Knight won two of three sets at No. 1 singles. Seniors Kelsey Christensen and Lexy DeSantis won two of three sets at No. 2 doubles for Newport Harbor (2-3), which plays in the Sage Hill tournament Friday at The Tennis Club Newport Beach.

BOYS' VOLLEYBALL Estancia def. Segerstrom COSTA MESA - Middle blocker Christian Aguilar had seven kills and four blocks in the Eagles' 25-22, 25-14, 25-11 nonleague sweep on Thursday. Lucas Perreira contributed nine kills for Estancia. The Eagles (2-5) open Orange Coast League play at Laguna Beach on Tuesday at 6 p.m. * BOYS' GOLF Estancia 200, Lakewood 208 COSTA MESA - Senior Jake Knapp shot a two-under-par 33 to earn medalist honors in the Eagles' nonleague match Costa Mesa Mesa Linda Golf Course on Thursday.

An Irvine man who kidnapped and raped a child and molested two others was denied parole Tuesday, according to prosecutors. Drew David Lambert, 32, formerly of Irvine, was sentenced to 15 years to life in August 1996 and is serving his sentence at California Correctional Institute in Tehachapi. In a news release Tuesday, Orange County prosecutors said Lambert approached a 6-year-old girl in the children's section of a Laguna Niguel bookstore and used a child's book to lure her to the men's restroom, where he assaulted her. Lambert was 16 years old at the time.

The Costa Mesa-based Down Syndrome Assn. of Orange County has two full-time and one part-time paid staffers. The rest are volunteers. It is these volunteers whom parents like Lisa Piraino said they depend on to make the activities fulfilling. For years Piraino has had her daughter Karina, 14, in programs facilitated through the association. Karina has been participating in a therapeutic horseback riding class for three years, though she is taking a break right now. Kellie Perez, the association's director of community relations, said the association often recommends the J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center in San Juan Capistrano, which is funded by donations, but there is also the Back Bay Therapeutic Riding Club in Newport Beach.

The Orange County coroner’s office  has released the names of the three who died  in the 10-car crash on West Coast Highway in Newport Beach on Saturday . They are: Julia Allen, 27,  of Newport Beach; Linda Burnett, 69, of Santa Ana; Christopher De La Cruz, 49, of Laguna Niguel.