“Shortly before 11 pm on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office responded to investigate a suspicious circumstance at a condominium complex on SE Old Town Court in unincorporated Clackamas County, near Happy Valley. 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. The witness also noticed the door to the crawl space was open and light was coming from inside. The door then closed. When deputies arrived, they noticed the door to the crawl space was damaged and now locked. An extension cord was seen running through a vent. After contacting the owner, deputies were told that nobody was supposed to be down there and that there shouldn’t be any lights on inside. The owner also reported that they had heard strange noises coming from the crawl space before,” says a Clackamas County, Oregon Sheriff’s Office press release

“The owner gave keys to the deputies to open the crawl space, but they did not work. Deputies breached the door and located a man, 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.”

“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 white residue that tested positive for methamphetamine was also found. Beniamin Bucur was transported to the Clackamas County Jail where he was booked on charges of Burglary in the First Degree and Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. During a preliminary hearing Thursday, a judge set Bucur’s bail at $75,000,” the press release about the industrious vagrant’s downfall continued.

Just look at how relatively well-appointed the whole setup was:

The lighting it just PERFECT! It truly accentuates the industrial feel of the space.