A man was found living in the crawl space of an apartment complex’s back building in what some would consider “luxury” living arrangements.
According to authorities in Oregon, deputies with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to a “suspicious circumstances” call at an apartment complex in the Mount Scott-Arleta neighborhood of Southeast Portland this past Wednesday, Sept. 3.
“A witness reported seeing a man who was not known to live in the complex parking his car and walking to the back of one of the buildings,” Clackamas County deputies said on social media. “The witness also noticed the door to the crawl space was open and light was coming from inside. The door then closed.”
Deputies arrived at the condo complex and found that the door to the crawl space was damaged but locked, and an extension cord was seen running through a vent. When the complex owner confirmed to authorities that no one should be in there – and that there shouldn’t have been any lights on in there either.
“The owner also reported that they had heard strange noises coming from the crawl space before,” CCSO said.
When deputies got keys to the building from the owner, they found that they didn’t work, but they breached the door and located a man. He was identified as 40-year-old Beniamin Bucur.
“He had taken significant steps to improve the conditions of the crawl space and was obviously living inside,” CCSO elaborated. “Deputies observed a bed, lights, chargers, TVs and other electronics plugged into the power of the house. Deputies estimate he had been living there for an extended period of time.”
A pipe with a white residue that tested positive for methamphetamine was also found among Bucur’s belongings.
Bucur was transported to the local county jail and booked on charges of first degree burglary and unlawful possession of methamphetamine. A judge set his bail at $75,000 at a hearing Thursday.
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