Laguna Beach

Counterfeit accessories valued at nearly $400,000 were seized by Laguna Beach police Thursday. Police arrived at Cobbler's Corner at 985 S. Coast Hwy. with a search warrant and confiscated more than 100 counterfeit purses, hats and accessories valued at $100,000, Lt. Jason Kravetz said in a press release. While police were inside the store, one of the suppliers of the handbags came to the business. Police detained and her interviewed her. She cooperated with detectives and they went to her South Laguna home where they discovered several hundred counterfeit items with a value of more than $260,000.

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The two sister cities are tourist magnets that hug sun-kissed stretches of coastline. Laguna Beach is an ocean and continent away from its French sister, Menton, which the last stop on the French Riviera before the Italian border. Every spring, Menton celebrates La Fête du Citron (the Lemon Festival), where floats made or decorated with lemons and oranges parade through. And every summer, the people of Menton, as well as the rest of the Francophone world, ring in the summer solstice with the annual Fête de la Musique (Music Festival)

One-time "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County" reality TV star Talan Torriero will do probation after being convicted of driving under the influence. Torriero, 26, of Laguna Beach, pleaded guilty Dec. 10 to misdemeanor driving with a blood alcohol level of .08% or more, according to Orange County Superior Court records. He was sentenced to three years' informal probation, a $390 fine and a first offenders program, according to court records. Torriero was arrested around 12:30 a.m. on Sept.

No one likes to admit they have a dark side. But like alter egos, the alleys of Laguna Beach parallel our lives. We rely on them for privacy. We use them as shortcuts. We park in them illegally. Both in residential and business areas, there are an impressive amount of alleys in Laguna - all underutilized and most in disarray. But there are some really cool ones too. With a few exceptions, almost anywhere you live in the city - north, south or downtown - you have alleys nearby.

Junior Breakers Volleyball Clinics, a series of youth volleyball classes presented by Laguna Beach High boys' volleyball Coach Scott Panaro, start Oct. 3 at the North Gym on the Laguna Beach campus. The clinics are designed for boys ages 14 and younger and of all skill levels. Clinic dates and costs are: Oct. 3-28 (eight classes, $200); Nov. 4-18 (five classes $125); Nov. 25-Dec. 19 (eight classes, $200); Oct. 3-Dec. 19 (21 classes, $450); Oct. 3-Dec. 16 (10-11classes, one per week, $275)

The Orange Coast League opener between Laguna Beach and Estancia matched teams projected to battle for the championship. Round One went to Laguna. The Breakers rode a one-hitter by Chris Paul and clutch hitting by Erik Peruzzi and Steven Harrison to record a 5-1 victory March 18 over the Eagles. Paul (3-0) tied his season high in strikeouts with 12. The senior didn't allow a walk and gave up an unearned run. Peruzzi, meanwhile, got Laguna going with a key hit in the top of the first and went on to a three-hit performance.

Laguna Beach gave Viewpoint all it could handle Tuesday in the semifinal round of the CIF Southern Section Division IV boys' tennis playoffs, but the top-seeded Patriots from Calabasas managed to leave Laguna with a 10-8 victory. "It was a tough match," Laguna Coach Aaron Talarico said. "Viewport played great and (give) all the credit to them." Hutton Mckenna won two of three sets in singles play for the Breakers and Mike Rubel/Teague Hamilton won two of three in doubles. Viewpoint will play Rowland for the Division IV title Wednesday at Claremont Club in Claremont.

Karl Halili spent years devouring movies and television and hanging around Laguna Beach. And all he got out of it was a medal. The Tustin resident, who works for his city's Parks and Recreation Department, was officially recognized in October as a scholar of Laguna. He, his girlfriend and another couple took first place in the Laguna Beach Art Adventure, a scavenger hunt of sorts in which teams compete to find landmarks around town. Unlike in a typical scavenger hunt, the participants don't get to take the items with them - they just have to locate and identify them from the clues given.