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Man Arrested After Transforming Condo Crawl Space Into Secret Apartment
So much “freedom” in America that you can’t even use your home how you prefer to use it in a way that’s not hurting anyone else. Yes, we just can’t have that! Definitely not in the far-left state of Oregon.
Authorities in Oregon have arrested a man who was secretly living inside the crawl space of a condo for several months.
The man reportedly lived there for several months and even decked out the crawlspace with lights, a bed, and chargers.
CBS reported the full scoop on the man’s actions and how he was discovered:
Authorities this week said they discovered a man who had been living for some time in the crawl space of a condo near Portland, Oregon, that had been outfitted with various items, including lights, chargers and a bed. He also appeared to have changed the locks on the doors of the space.
According to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, the situation unfolded a little before 11 p.m. local time Wednesday when deputies were called to a condo complex near Happy Valley, a small city located just southeast of Portland, after a witness reported seeing a man who wasn’t known as a resident parking his car and walking toward the back of one of the buildings.
The witness also reported seeing the door to a crawl space open and a light on inside, the sheriff’s office said.
By the time deputies arrived, the crawl space door was locked, the sheriff’s office said, but they noticed the door was damaged and there was an extension cord running through a vent.
Deputies then contacted the condo’s owner, who, after confirming the crawl space should not have anyone inside or any lights on, said they had previously heard “strange noises” coming from it, the sheriff’s office said.
Deputies tried to open the crawl space door with the owner’s keys, but they did not work, officials said. When they breached the door, they discovered 40-year-old Beniamin Bucur inside.
Bucur appeared to have been living for an “extended period of time” in the crawl space, which contained a bed, lights, televisions, chargers and other electronics that were plugged into the condo’s power source, the sheriff’s office said.
Take a look:
Man found living in decked-out crawl space of Oregon condo without owner’s knowledge, deputies say https://t.co/w3ICVRc7DT
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 5, 2025
Another angle:
Condo owner who heard ‘strange’ noises in the walls discovers man living inside a crawl space https://t.co/aObUjXRtHd
— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) September 5, 2025
The Daily Mail reported the man’s identity and the charges he was arrested on:
Authorities also found a pipe with methamphetamine residue after searching the clandestine living space on Wednesday, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said.
Beniamin Bucur, 40, had been ‘living there for an extended period of time’ and was charged with first-degree burglary and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
Police were tipped off after a witness spotted a man who didn’t live at the complex parking his car there and sneaking around the back of the building.
The witness also saw an open door to the crawl space with light coming from the inside before the door suddenly closed.
At the scene, police found the crawl space door damaged and locked, as well as a an extension cord snaking through a vent.
The owner’s key didn’t work, so officers broke in to make the startling discovery.