""This was a terrifying set of events. This happened Halloween night, early Nov. 1 morning," says Officer Byron White with the Berkeley Police Department. Officer White says Berkeley police got a call around 6 a.m. of a suspicious man inside a UC Berkeley sorority house - Alpha Chi Omega. INTERACTIVE: Neighborhood Safety Tracker The man is identified as 45-year-old Courtney Alford. Police say Alford fled using a side door."
""One woman recounted how she woke up in the middle of the night, in her room, and other roommates, and there was this man inside there. A man that she doesn't know," says White. Officer White suggests that because it was a busy Halloween night on Greek Row at Cal, it is possible that security in and out of the house was relaxed."
""We later were able to do a search warrant on his home in Dublin, where we found over 900 rounds of ammunition. High-capacity magazines. And also, parts to an assault rifle," says White. Alford was in court on Friday, facing 11 counts, including burglary, peeking while loitering, invasion of privacy, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Court documents show Alford was also charged in another case of a felony lewd act on a minor last year."
On the early morning of Nov. 1, a man entered the Alpha Chi Omega sorority house at UC Berkeley during Halloween. Residents woke to find an unknown man inside; he entered the shower room, watched women shower, and took underwear. Surveillance video showed a man matching the suspect in and out of the house for at least three hours, and police identified his car using Flock technology. Police arrested 45-year-old Courtney Alford in Castro Valley and searched his Dublin home, finding over 900 rounds of ammunition, high-capacity magazines, and assault rifle parts. Alford faces multiple counts including burglary, invasion of privacy and firearm possession; he also has prior charges and an ongoing felony lewd act case.
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