Audio By Carbonatix
A homeless Michigan woman was found living in the rooftop sign of a Family Fare supermarket in Midland. She had been staying there for about a year without anyone noticing her.
The 34-year-old unnamed woman was found living inside the business sign when contractors curious about an extension cord on the roof of the Family Fare supermarket in Midland decided to follow the wire. It led them inside the rooftop advertising sign where the clandestine guest had set up a cozy nest complete with flooring, a computer, and a coffee maker. Police officers were called, and the woman told them that she had a job elsewhere but had no home and had been living there for about a year.
“She was homeless,” Officer Brennon Warren of the Midland Police Department said. “It’s a story that makes you scratch your head, just somebody living up in a sign.”
“People would see her from time to time and then all of a sudden she would vanish,” Warren added. “No one really knew where she went but no one ever indicated or thought that she would be up on top of the roof.”
The woman didn’t tell police how she discovered that the Family Fare supermarket sign was accessible via a door on the roof, or how she even made her way up there without people seeing her, considering that there was no ladder for anyone to climb. She was dubbed the “Roof Ninja” by police because of her discretion in entering and leaving the rooftop sign.
In the time she spent living above the Family Fare supermarket, the woman managed to install some flooring and gain access to electricity via a rooftop electrical outlet. Police found a mini desk, a computer and printer setup, clothing, and other stuff you’d expect to see in an average home.
Upon discovering the woman’s living arrangements, they asked her to leave, and she conformed right after apologizing for any inconvenience. She reportedly declined to contact services for homeless individuals. No charges were filed against her.
“She apologized and continued on her way. Where she went from there, I don’t know, ” Officer Warren said.
Latest Stories
-
AMA completes road repairs on Kwame Nkrumah Avenue
11 seconds -
Law Students’ Network warns executive dominance could undermine constitutional review
3 minutes -
Mahama to meet relevant stakeholders over concerns about the new Customs Act
10 minutes -
CHASS demands a 20% increase in SHS funding and payment of outstanding debts
12 minutes -
Investigation launched after male body found in County Cork
14 minutes -
We have been scammed by NDC, government is only doing PR – Abanga Fuseini
14 minutes -
Tamale Teaching Hospital records 44 new breast cancer cases in six months
16 minutes -
GES declares October 30 CPD day for private school teachers; learners to observe holiday
16 minutes -
South Korea to support Ghana’s forts and castles restoration with $4.5m over five years
18 minutes -
School headscarf ban sparks rare protests in Azerbaijan and row with Turkey
26 minutes -
Ghana explores underwater sightseeing and shipwreck tourism
27 minutes -
Association of Women Lawyers calls for national sexual offenders register to protect school children
28 minutes -
Soaring commodity prices influenced our 2026 revised growth forecast of 5.7 % for Ghana – IMF
31 minutes -
Government urged to recruit more speech therapists to support children with language disorders
33 minutes -
Chef Abbys: Feeding 50,000 people, putting food security on Ghana’s agenda
1 hour