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Woman Found Living
Inside Family Fare
Sign In Midland
By Tereasa
Nims,
Staff Writer, Midland Daily News
When contractors were working at the Family Fare grocery store in Midland, they unexpectedly found a woman, 34, living inside the rooftop sign.
Contractors discov- ered an extension cord on the roof and
traced
it to the dwelling inside the Family Fare sign. Midland Police Department was called to investi- gate the situation.
“They were like ‘OMG, someone is living in that sign,’” said Midland Police Department Public Relations Officer Brennon Warren of the April 23 finding at 2026 N. Saginaw
Road. “I’ve
never seen anything like this before in my career.”
The woman, whom police nicknamed the "Rooftop Ninja," lived inside the store sign for about a year, Warren said. Inside her dwelling, she had a mini desk, flooring, a pantry of food and even a houseplant.
“She made it home,”
Warren said.
Officers told the woman that she needed to find some- where else to live. She was trespassed from the business. Officers offered the woman housing assistance and other resources. She declined their help. Police also believe she has a vehicle.
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The woman has a job, though she is not a Family Fare employee, Warren said.
Family Fare declined to press criminal charges against her. In addition, police said the store agreed to work with the woman to get her fur- niture down and back to her.
SpartanNash, the parent company of Family Fare, offered comment on the unusual situation.
“We are proud of our associates for responding to this sit- uation with the utmost compassion and professionalism. Ensuring there is ample safe, afford- able housing contin- ues to be a wide- spread issue nation- wide that our commu- nity needs to partner in solving. Out of respect for privacy for the individual involved, we will not be sharing further comment.”
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