Costa Mesa

Police are asking for the public's help in finding a man accused of harassing women outside bars and then attacking several people.

Multiple ducks and geese have died after being found shot with a pellet gun at TeWinkle Park. Four other ducks were found killed in the park last month.

“I am saddened to hear about this animal abuse at TeWinkle Park. The City is taking measures to prevent this from happening again. Please report any information about these crimes to help our police officers hold the perpetrators accountable," Costa Mesa Mayor John Stephens said.

Joshua Clever was officially charged Monday with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl he met through his coaching job. He faces 12 felony counts.

A youth soccer coach from Santa Ana was arrested for alleged molestation and possession of child pornography. 

A Costa Mesa couple who were ordered last month to stand trial in connection with the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy on a freeway in Costa Mesa, allegedly in a road rage incident, pleaded not guilty again Tuesday.

Orange County sheriff's deputies arrested a second suspect wanted for the December murder of an Costa Mesa father in Anaheim.

It was an emotional day at Orange Coast College on Saturday as many honored beloved coach John Altobelli. 

According to police, Anthony Bruccoliere began assaulting two girls for years, beginning when they were just four and five years old.

The two female victims said they were assaulted by a man who was between 25 and 30 years old and between 5 feet, 8 inches and 6 feet tall. He was last seen wearing dark pants, a dark hooded sweatshirt and a dark-colored face mask.

The Costa Mesa Police Department announced Wednesday the cherished classic car belonging to Green Day’s lead vocalist, Billie Joe Armstrong, has been recovered days after it was reported stolen.

“This car is near and dear to all our hearts and has been in the GD [Green Day] family for over 30 years,” Armstrong tweeted.

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An Orange County woman is wanted after she allegedly stole about $328,000 worth of items from department stores across the area.

Stephen Taylor Scarpa, 28, was driving under the influence of various drugs when he fatally struck a Costa Mesa firefighter bicycling on a Mission Viejo sidewalk. He was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in prison.

Stephen Taylor Scarpa faces a sentence of 15 years to life if convicted in the 2018 death of 44-year-old Mike Kreza, a Costa Mesa Fire Department captain.