It turns out that stealing from City Hall isn’t all that easy, but someone has been trying anyway. In recent weeks, Bank of America has rejected nine counterfeit checks made out to different individuals attempting to cumulatively withdraw $9,997.93 from the city’s bank account, police and city officials say. The phony payroll checks with the [...]
Art festival visitors who donate new, unopened art supplies valued at $5 or more will receive free admission Aug. 15-19 to all three Laguna Beach art festivals. Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC Children’s) is the beneficiary of the art donations. The program has been expanded to five days from two last year. The [...]
As part of a larger grants program, Bank of America presented $60,000 in grants to several Laguna Beach nonprofits last week. Recipients included Art-A-Fair Foundation, Festival of Arts, Laguna Art Museum, Sawdust Festival and the Laguna Playhouse.
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
