Scenes from yesterday’s scuffle at Hotel Laguna, Laguna Beach, California.

Laguna Beach Police responded to trespassing claims and a physical altercation between two security teams at hotels 14 West and Hotel Laguna on May 2.

Authorities said the security teams were armed with firearms as part of an ongoing civil dispute over operating and management authority at Hotel Laguna and 14 West, where there was another incident earlier that morning, and then later that evening.

The City of Laguna Beach issued a nuisance abatement order late Tuesday to close 14 West and Hotel Laguna immediately following the incidents to protect public safety.

“This is a civil issue that has resulted in both parties hiring armed security and attempting to force the other from the businesses,” Police Chief Calvert said in a statement from the City.