A Michigan woman was recently found living inside a sign on the roof of a grocery store, which a local police officer called “sickening.”
Police said the unidentified 34-year-old woman was homeless and had been living inside a grocery store sign for a year, as well as a desk, coffee maker, computer and printer.
She was discovered on April 23 when a contractor at the store in Midland, Michigan, noticed someone had run an extension cord up to the roof where the plug-in was located.
“This is a head-scratching story,” Midland Police Officer Brenon Warren told reporters Thursday. “This is just a human being living inside a billboard.” “The floor was laid out. There was a mini-desk, her clothes, a Keurig coffee maker, a printer, a computer, all the things we had at home.”
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Police said the sign is about 5 feet wide and has a door. (Google Maps)
“Honestly, I don’t know how she got up there. She didn’t give directions either,” he added, explaining that there was no sign of a ladder.
Brennan explained that the 5-foot wide by 8-foot tall sign will be accessible from the store’s roof and will have a door.
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The Midland store is located 210 miles north of Detroit. (Google Maps)
He continued: “We gave her information about local services. She apologized and continued on her way. I have no idea where she went from there.”
The woman told police she lived inside the Family Fare grocery store sign while working elsewhere.
The woman was not charged with any crime and agreed to surrender the sign.
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Family Fair’s parent company, SpartanNash, said in a statement that its employees treated the women with the utmost “compassion and professionalism,” adding, “Ensuring adequate safe and affordable housing is essential. , continues to be a widespread problem across the country that our communities need to address.” We are your solution partner. ”
Midland is 210 miles north of Detroit.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
