Homeless woman, 34, found living inside Michigan rooftop grocery store sign where she had set up an office with a desk, computer, printer and coffee maker
- A contractor discovered the woman in April when he saw an extension cord on the roof
- The woman told police she had a job but had been living behind the sign for almost a year
A homeless woman has been found in the sign of a supermarket rooftop in Michigan, where she appeared to have set up an office.
The 34-year-old drifter, whose identity was not released, was found on April 23 when a contractor investigated an extension cord on the roof.
She lived behind the triangular sign — about 6 feet wide and 8 feet high and with a door accessible to the roof — of the Family Fare supermarket, located in Midland, a city about 130 miles north of Detroit .
It looked like she was using electricity from the supermarket.
Officer Brennon Warren of the Midland Police Department said the woman told them she had a job but had been living in the store’s sign for almost a year, but gave no further details. Fox19Now reported.
Warren said she agreed to leave and no charges were filed, the news source said.
On Thursday, the officer said, “It’s a story that makes you scratch your head, just someone living in a plate.”
The homeless woman was found alive behind the sign at the Family Fare supermarket last month. The triangular sign is approximately 1.80 meters wide and 2.5 meters high. Officials said there is also a door accessible from the roof
Some of the shocking items the officer discovered included the flooring the woman had laid, a desk, clothing, a Keuring coffee maker, a printer and a computer.
He said, “things you would have at home,” and explained that she could get electricity from a power cord plugged into an outlet on the roof.
It’s unclear how the woman got to the roof — there were no signs of a ladder — and it seemed to confuse the officer.
“I honestly don’t know how she got up there. She didn’t report it either,” he said.
The woman complied with the officer’s request and left without incident, and no charges were filed.
It is still unclear where the woman went.
The entrance to Family Fare with shops is open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m
At the Family Fare supermarket, the shelves are stocked with cereal and oatmeal
Adrienne Chance, the spokesperson for SpartanNash, the parent company of Family Fare, told the news station that the store’s employees responded “with the utmost compassion and professionalism” when they heard the news.
While she did not provide further details on the issue, she spoke about the widespread housing problem facing the country.
“Ensuring there is enough safe, affordable housing remains a widespread problem across the country that our community must solve together,” she said.
The officer said they gave her some information about services in the area.
“She apologized and continued on her way,” Officer Warren said. “I don’t know where she went from there.”
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