UPDATE: Police Suspect Vandals in Radio Tower Collapse

Updated 11:58 a.m.
By Bay City News Service

Police are investigating why someone broke into a gated enclosure and toppled a radio communication tower near the Danville-San Ramon border earlier this week, an East Bay Regional Park District police captain said today.

Around 9 a.m. Monday, officers were notified that a tower on Rocky Ridge in the Las Trampas Regional Wilderness had collapsed during the night, police said.

Officers responded and found that the cables that hold the tower in place had been cut, causing it to fall, police Capt. Mark Ruppenthal said.
The tower supports radio communications systems, including public
safety communications, across the East Bay.

Ruppenthal said backup radio systems prevented any disruptions to
radio traffic in the area.

He said investigators are trying to determine why vandals would target the tower, which is located in a remote area of the park behind multiple gates and fences.

"It's not easily accessed," he said.

The vandalism caused an estimated $1 million in damage, Ruppenthal
said.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact police at (510) 881-1833.

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A radio communication tower that collapsed in Contra Costa County on Monday morning may be the work of vandals, according to the East Bay Regional Park District Police.

At about 9 a.m. officers were notified that a tower on Rocky Ridge, located west of San Ramon and Danville, had failed and collapsed during the night. Officers responded to the scene and found that no injuries had occurred and that vandalism may have been involved in the incident.

The tower supports radio communications systems across the East Bay. All systems remain intact Tuesday morning, police said. Police are continuing to investigate the cause of tower's collapse. Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact police at (510) 881-1833.