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Deputies Arrest Man Who Was Living in Condo Crawl Space with a Bed, TVs, Officials Say
Beniamin Bucur lived undetected in a condo crawl space using power illegally and possessed methamphetamine, leading to burglary and drug charges, with bail set at $75,000.
- Shortly before 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Clackamas County deputies responded to a condominium complex near Happy Valley, then arrested 40-year-old Beniamin Bucur on burglary charges after finding him living in a crawl space.
- A witness reported seeing an unfamiliar man park and walk to the back of one of the buildings, while the owner had heard strange noises and saw light from the crawl space before it closed.
- Inside the crawl space, deputies discovered a bed, lights, chargers, TVs and other electronics plugged into the condominium's electricity, plus a pipe testing positive for methamphetamine.
- A judge set Beniamin Bucur's bail at $75,000 during a preliminary hearing Thursday, and he was booked into the Clackamas County Jail on charges of first-degree burglary and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
- Clackamas County deputies breached the locked crawl-space door after keys provided by the owner did not work and estimated he had been living there for an extended period.
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Homeowner hears 'strange noises,' then deputies find man living in crawl space
**Related Video Above: Property crime statistics CLACKAMAS, Ore. (WJW) -- Every home has its creaks and groans -- sounds that don't always make sense. But one Oregon homeowner got a big surprise when it was discovered those "strange noises" were coming from a man who had taken up residence in the home's crawl space. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a condominium complex outside of Happy Valley Wednesday at about 11 p.m. for rep…
Oregon condo residents make unsettling discovery after hearing ‘strange noises’ in crawl space
Oregon police arrested Beniamin Bucur, 40, for allegedly secretly living in a condominium crawl space with a bed, lights, TVs and other electronics near Happy Valley.
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Beniamin Bucur, 40, was charged with burglary in the first degree and, later, unlawful possession of methamphetamine after police confiscated a "pipe with white residue" at his makeshift residence.
Man 'obviously living' in crawl space of Happy Valley apartment complex charged with burglary
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man is facing burglary and other charges after taking illegal occupancy in the crawl space of someone else's property, improving its condition, then leaving meth paraphernalia inside, authorities said. The 40-year-old suspect was arrested on Wednesday night after the investigation into reported suspicious activity at a condominium complex at Southeast Old Town Court in unincorporated Clackamas County near Happy Valley, …
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