Masked man broke into UC Berkeley sorority house, stole underwear, watched women shower: PD

(KRON) — A 45-year-old man was arrested for breaking into a UC Berkeley sorority house during the early morning hours of Nov. 1, stealing food and women’s underwear, and watching women shower, the Berkeley Police Department said.

Police were called to a south campus sorority house on the 2300 block of Warring Street after an unknown man was spotted inside a sorority girl’s bedroom and ran out the back door around 6 a.m.

“Officers found other women that had seen the suspect in the sorority house as early as 3 a.m.,” Berkeley PD said. “When officers reviewed the security video from the house, they found multiple clips of the suspect walking inside and outside the building until about 6:35 a.m. — even leaving, changing clothes and then returning in different clothing as well as a ski mask.”

Detectives with the department’s sex crimes unit used the security footage and additional evidence to identify the suspect as Courtney Alford of Dublin.

Using automated license plate readers, detectives found multiple images of Alford’s vehicle in the area around the time of the burglary. An arrest warrant was issued for Alford on Nov. 4. Police found Alford in Castro Valley the following day and made the arrest.

Officers searched Alford’s Dublin home following the arrest and found parts to an assault rifle, high-capacity magazines and more than 900 rounds of ammunition.

The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged Alford with burglary, prowling/peeking, invading privacy, felon in possession of a gun, felon in possession of ammo, and several counts of unlawful entry.