THIS is the startling moment police discover a woman living inside a supermarket sign on the roof of a supermarket. The 34-year-old had made the tiny space into a cosy home - kitting it out with a kitchen, an office and even a coffee maker. Video footage shows the moment the resident is rumbled as cops open the door and tell her "you're coming out right now".
The woman had been living behind the triangle-shaped sign - approximately 5ft wide and 8ft high - for a year, she told officers when she was found on April 23. Her hidey-hole was discovered by contractors hired to work on the busy Family Fare store in Midland, 130 miles north of Detroit, Michigan in the US. She appeared to have worked hard to transform the cramped space into a comfortable abode.
One of the workers saw an extension cord on the roof and stumbled upon the woman in her make-shift home where she had space for a printer, a coffee machine, and a computer, police said. She had also reportedly laid down flooring and bedding and had houseplants too. Officer Brennon Warren from the Midland Police Department said the woman was "homeless" and added: "It's a story that makes you scratch your head, just somebody living up in a sign.
" He explained that the woman's makeshift home was accessed via a door from the roof. When the woman emerged she was donning an all black puma tracksuit with a ski mask, gloves, and ski googles. She told cops she chose to wear this as she was allergic to the sun, they said.
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