Homeless Woman Living Inside Supermarket Store Sign With Computer and Coffee Maker

Contractors in Michigan found a woman living inside a grocery store sign with a computer, printer, and coffee maker, per AP News. 
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Contractors in Michigan found a woman living inside a grocery store sign with a computer, printer, and coffee maker, per AP News

“She was homeless,”

Officer Brennon Warren of the Midland Police Department said Thursday.

“It’s a story that makes you scratch your head, just somebody living up in a sign.”

The woman, whose identity remains undisclosed, informed the police that she had been residing within the Family Fare sign for approximately a year. She was found on April 23. The Family Fare store is located in Midland, Detroit in a retail strip, with a distinct triangle-shaped sign positioned at the top of the building. 

The sign structure, measuring around 5 feet wide and 8 feet high, features a door and can be accessed from the roof, as stated by Warren per the outlet.

“There was some flooring that was laid down. A mini desk,”

he said.

“Her clothing. A Keurig coffee maker. A printer and a computer — things you’d have in your home.”

According to Warren, the woman managed to obtain electricity by connecting a power cord to an outlet on the roof. Warren suggested that the woman may have found an alternative route to the roof by climbing up from behind the store or neighboring retail establishments.

“I honestly don’t know how she was getting up there. She didn’t indicate, either,”

he said.

Warren mentioned that the woman was cooperative and willingly agreed to leave. No charges were pressed against her.

“We provided her with some information about services in the area,”

the officer said.

“She apologized and continued on her way. Where she went from there, I don’t know.”

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