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at 1435 hours from the 1900 block of East
Mariposa Avenue. Unknown suspect(s) entered
the victim’s room and stole her property.
Friday, Sept 11th
A burglary (residential) reports was taken
at 1055 hours from the 800 block of Main
Street. Unknown suspect(s) stole two bicycles.
A burglary (commercial) report was taken
at 1054 hours from the 800 block of South
Aviation Boulevard. Two storage units were
broken into by unknown suspect(s).
A found property report was taken at 1626
hours from the 500 block of North Pacific
Coast Highway. A sound bar and go pro
were turned in.
A lost property report was taken at 1644
hours at an unknown location within the
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city jurisdiction. A wallet was left in an
Uber vehicle.
A grand theft person report was taken
at 0153 hours from Mariposa Avenue and
Pacific Coast Highway.
One female adult was detained at 0201
hours from El Segundo Boulevard and was
transported to Exodus for a psychiatric
evaluation.
A stolen vehicle report 0254 hours from
the 600 block of Arena Street. Taken was a
2006 Ford F350.
One female adult was arrested at 0515
hours from the 300 block of North Pacific
Coast Highway for possession of a dirk or
dagger, possession of drug paraphernalia,
one outstanding misdemeanor warrant out
of HPD and one outstanding misdemeanor
warrant out of CCPD.
Saturday, Sept 12th
A petty theft report was taken at 0743
hours from the 500 block of North Pacific
Coast Highway. Stolen was a cell phone.
A criminal threats report was taken at 2123
hours from the 700 block of West Imperial
Highway.
Sunday, Sept 13th
One male adult was arrested at 0757 hours
from the 200 block of East Grand Avenue for
one outstanding felony warrant out of LASD.
A traffic collision (with injuries) report was
taken at 1721 hours from Center Street and
Franklin Avenue. Bicyclist versus vehicle.
One female adult was detained at 1933
hours from Douglas Street and El Segundo
Boulevard and transported to UCLA Hospital
for a 72 hour psychiatric evaluation.
An attempt stolen vehicle report was taken
at 2038 hours from the 600 block of Penn
Street. Unknown suspect(s) attempted to steal
the victim’s vehicle. •
Montz said that once he and Lyall decided to
enter the restaurant business, they were intent
on finding an old-style, classic establishment
to buy. Think the Castle in Manhattan Beach,
or maybe the iconic Hermosa Saloon. And
RBG fits that perfectly. Richmond Bar and
Grill, with different iterations, has been a
restaurant/ bar for nearly 100 years.
Montz said that RBG first appeared on
their “purchase” radar in 2018. Montz’s
two brothers had worked there, so he was,
as a third generation El Segundoan, familiar
with the establishment. The new owners
reached-out to the Moore’s in 2018 and were
told they would be notified if the Moore’s
decided to sell.
On New Year’s Eve of 2019, Montz said
he received notice that the Moore’s were
moving on from the business, craving retirement
and relocation to Northern California.
He said the next few months “were a blur,”
as Montz and Lyall scrambled to acquire
funding to make the buy and complete the
required paperwork.
They were able to close on their ownership
of the bar, which had been in escrow since
January, on June 12. Which, in normal times,
would have probably signaled a raucous “new
owners” party, with cheap drinks for those
who would be attending. Which is a good
thing, at least from my vantage point, never
one to pass-up a discounted or free adult
beverage; just ask my numerous friends. Or
the new owners, when I in-person interviewed
them (still do not know how to Zoom) on a
recent sweltering Saturday afternoon. Zach’s
wife Leah was handling the bar, with Riley’s
brother Casey bouncing to-and-fro, making
sure all (or most) of the customer’s needs
were met.
Anyway, Montz and Lyall finally took over
during this insidious COVID-19 pandemic.
Under the teetering leadership of California
Governor Gavin Newsom, inside seating at
bars was shut down. Then they could open
and let the patrons inside. Then inside service
was nixed again. Outdoor eating and imbibing
were deemed OK.
By the time you read this, who knows
what rules are in place, but Montz and Lyall
soldiered on. The RBG had a bit of an
advantage over some of their competitors
when Newsom again shutdown inside dining,
forcing us to eat and drink outside. Or
drink at home…The RBG has ample outside
patio seating in the back of the facility, and
the multi-talented Lyall was able to quickly
construct a comfortable front-of-the-building
seating and serving area after a quick dash
to Home Depot.
No nail-pounding for Montz, though. “Zach
built the whole outdoor deck by himself. I
knew he had a bit of a construction background,
but to build a whole deck by himself,
that’s when I knew this was going to work,”
Montz said. “He did a killer job and saved
us a lot of money.”
One of this scribes’ issues with visiting the
bar at RBG in the past had involved sitting
uncomfortably on bolted-down barstools,
jammed too close to another patron. Well,
those days are, thankfully, a thing of the
past. “We are not trying to cram a bunch of
people into one spot,” Riley said. “People
need elbow space.” Once we are allowed
inside bars, there will be no more 1920-ish
bolted-down bar stools.
And the RBG, for years, used to be closed
on Sunday, which was kind of odd for a bar,
especially when the NFL season starts in early
September. Well, those days are over. The RBG
was open and thriving on Sunday, Sept. 13, when
the NFL kicked-off their full slate of openers.
Lyall said that the first NFL Sunday went well.
“Today was our first Sunday Brunch, and it
was amazing,” he said. “We were totally full
within 15 minutes of opening, and everyone
loved the food. A couple of customers said
we had the best new breakfast burrito in town,
which makes me happy to hear.”
While the fictitious bartender Sam Malone
or flighty waitress Diane Chambers may not
greet you when you partake of the revelry at
RBG, it appears that you will continue to be
able to enjoy your time at a place “Where
everybody knows your name.” •
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