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…