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Man accused of grabbing teen girl

Costa Mesa Police are looking for a man who they say grabbed a

14-year-old Estancia High School student Tuesday morning as she was

walking to school, officials said.

The girl was walking through an alley behind the 2200 block of

Pomona Avenue at about 7:35 a.m. when a man pulled over in a car,

reached his hand out of the window, grabbed her and asked her if she

wanted to go for a ride, Lt. Dale Birney said.

The girl managed to get away, he said. Police do not have detailed

identification of the man, but Birney said he is believed to be

between 30 and 40 years of age and drove a light color, newer model

four-door compact.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Police Department at

(714) 754-5281.

Fire truck hits plane after brakes fail

No one was hurt Tuesday afternoon when a fire truck at John Wayne

Airport rolled backward and hit a loaded American Airlines airplane

that was waiting to take off to New York City, officials said.

The fire truck had responded to a medical aid situation at the

terminal at about 12:10 p.m. when its brakes failed and it started

rolling backward, airport spokeswoman Ann McCarley said.

The truck ended up hitting the plane’s engine, causing enough

damage to force its temporary grounding, she said.

“Passengers were never in any danger,” McCarley said.

The passengers aboard American Airlines Flight 250 had to leave

the airplane and return to the terminal before being moved to other

flights, she said.