LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—Laguna Beach officials shut down two hotels after several scuffles involving armed security guards over a civil dispute, officials said May 3.
City Manager Shohreh Dupuis ordered the closing of hotels 14 West and Hotel Laguna on Tuesday after police were called there three times throughout the day.
Police responded to trespassing claims and a fight between armed security teams, officials said.
Hotel 14 West is seen in a screenshot photo. (Screenshot via GoogleMaps.com)
When police responded to an incident Tuesday morning at 14 West, everyone involved in a conflict said they would “remain civil,” but hours later police responded to a fight involving 20 people in the lobby of Hotel Laguna, city officials said. One security guard hit another one and made an arrest, officials said….