A woman who lived inside a sign on the roof of a Michigan grocery store told police it was an “old safe place” known to her family, but why was she there, according to video? He did not explain why he had decided to stay for a year. Of encounter.
The 34-year-old woman, whose name has not been released, said she had to leave the attic-like area inside the Family Fair sign in Midland, 130 miles north of Detroit, after police said she had to leave immediately. was very worried about his belongings. .
The Associated Press and other news outlets recently reported on the April 23 discovery. Police body camera video was later obtained by his MLive.com under a public records request, and portions of it were posted online Tuesday.
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“Believe it or not, you have a nickname,” the officer said, noting that some of them clearly knew her.
“Spider-Man or something?” the woman answered.
“No, the ninja on the roof,” he said, pointing to the stealth warrior. “Tell me that’s not cool.”
“That’s true,” she said.
A woman who lived on a sign atop a grocery store in Michigan told police it had been a “traditional safe place.”
Police were called to the store after contractors working on the roof traced an extension cord to the hideout, and the woman was inside when two officers asked her to open a small door behind a sign.
“Did someone tell you this?” one said.
The woman said it was an “old safe place” little known to most people in the Midlands, but “no longer.”
Women had coffee makers, computers, bedding, and telephones. Another officer said the temporary housing was “impressive” and left her wondering how they got through the winter.
“I know how to deal with it. I’ve been to Alaska,” the woman replied.
She called her employer and asked for time to arrange for a truck to store her belongings. But the officers said no and made it clear that staff at her store would remove her belongings and return them to her.
The woman appeared wearing black clothes and ski goggles on her head. She said she is sensitive to sunlight.
She asked the officers how they got onto the roof.
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“A ladder,” said one. “We’re not rooftop ninjas.”
