Bay Area man accused of breaking into Cal sorority house, watching women shower

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- A 45-year-old Dublin antheral was successful tribunal connected Friday facing charges related to breaking into a sorority location astatine UC Berkeley and watching women shower.

"This was a terrifying acceptable of events. This happened Halloween night, aboriginal Nov. 1 morning," says Officer Byron White with the Berkeley Police Department.

Officer White says Berkeley constabulary got a telephone astir 6 a.m. of a suspicious antheral wrong a UC Berkeley sorority location - Alpha Chi Omega.

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The antheral is identified arsenic 45-year-old Courtney Alford. Police accidental Alford fled utilizing a broadside door.

"One pistillate recounted however she woke up successful the mediate of the night, successful her room, and different roommates, and determination was this antheral wrong there. A antheral that she doesn't know," says White.

Officer White suggests that due to the fact that it was a engaged Halloween nighttime connected Greek Row astatine Cal, it is imaginable that information successful and retired of the location was relaxed. He says surveillance video indicates a antheral who looks similar Alford was successful and retired of the location for astatine slightest 3 hours.

"We know, astatine least, astatine 1 point, helium went into the ablution room. And watching the women arsenic they shower. He had besides taken immoderate underwear from a room," says White.

There are nary reports of immoderate carnal injuries to the women astatine the house.

White says constabulary utilized surveillance footage to ID Alford-and Flock exertion to place his car. Alford was arrested connected Wednesday successful Castro Valley.

"We aboriginal were capable to bash a hunt warrant connected his location successful Dublin, wherever we recovered implicit 900 rounds of ammunition. High-capacity magazines. And also, parts to an battle rifle," says White.

Alford was successful tribunal connected Friday, facing 11 counts, including burglary, peeking portion loitering, penetration of privacy, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Court documents amusement Alford was besides charged successful different lawsuit of a felony lewd enactment connected a insignificant past year. That lawsuit is ongoing. Alford has 4 different priors dating backmost to 1999.

In a connection to ABC7 News, a typical with UC Berkeley's Student Affairs confirmed the incident, stating: "Our Student Affairs squad is aware, successful interaction with the organization, and offering enactment resources."