University Police are continuing to investigate the dorm intrusion involving a Carrollton Hall resident, who discovered two men in her suite around 6:40 a.m. March 1, according to University Police reports. After she discovered the strangers – who she said looked like students – she pursued them and then called University Police.
Patrick Bailey, University Police chief, said no suspects have been arrested. He also discredited rumors that the intruders may have been residents of Biever Hall evacuated from Biever at the time for a false fire alarm. Bailey said the next step in the investigation is to “identify the suspects,” who were caught on camera. Two Biever resident assistants who were working crowd control after the alarm said two unknown men approached them and asked if the Danna Center was open for food.
“They asked if ‘that food place was open’ and I said no, it’s locked up. And then I motioned for them to move into the crowd,” said Shelly Jenkins, Biever Hall resident assistant and visual arts junior.
Erik Kjosness, assistant director for Residential Life, was on duty and responded to the scene with University Police.
He said the two resident assistants identified the men they talked to as the same men who appear in security camera footage outside Carrollton Hall. The victim also identified them as the men who were in her room.
“Later we were able to pull up some video and she was able to identify by face these two people were the ones involved, but there are no names. There’s nothing beyond that,” Kjosness said.
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