Man arrested after protester injured

A Laguna man was arrested after allegedly injuring a member of an

anti-abortion group who was reportedly chalking up Downtown

sidewalks.

When the 30-year old Laguna resident walked by the group in the

200 block of Ocean Avenue, he allegedly become so enraged that he

kicked a bucket of chalk and cut the thumb of a 19-year-old

protester, said Sgt. Greg Bartz.

The passerby was arrested for battery. The group, Cradles of Love,

was not cited and city crews spent Tuesday cleaning up the chalk

messages, said Bartz. No permanent damage was reported.

-- Mary A. Castillo