Resident who tracked down source of ‘incessant’ electronic music in California city will receive $500 reward

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After an “incessant bass tone” kept hundreds of residents of the Bay Area town of Richmond up on Saturday night well into the daylight hours of Sunday morning, Mayor Ted Butt sprung into action — offering a reward of $500 to the person who could lead him to the source of the disturbing noise.

“Complaints came in from all over Richmond, San Pablo and El Sobrante,” Mr Butt wrote in a blog post on the issue. “People were so upset that many were driving around in the early hours of the morning seeking the source. There was much speculation, none of which has panned out.”