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AZ, USA
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Posted: 5/8/2024 11:52:08 PM EDT
When contractors were working on the Family Fare grocery store in Midland, they unexpectedly found a woman, 34, living inside the rooftop sign.
 “I’ve never seen anything like this before in my career,” said Midland Police Department Public Relations Officer Brennon Warren of the April 23 finding at 2026 N. Saginaw Road. The woman, who 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. Contractors discovered an extension cord on the roof and traced it to the dwelling inside the Family Fare sign. “They were like ‘OMG, someone is living in that sign,’” Warren said. When police became aware of the situation, officers told her she needed to find somewhere else to live. She was trespassed from the business. No criminal charges were filed against her. Officers offered the woman housing assistance and other resources. She declined their help. Police also believe she had a vehicle at her disposal. The woman has a job, though she is not a Family Fare employee, Warren said. In addition, police said the store agreed to work with the woman to get her furniture down and back to her. https://www.ourmidland.com/news/police_and_courts/article/woman-makes-grocery-store-sign-home-trespassed-19446632.php |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 11:53:18 PM EDT
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That's definitely not something you see every day.
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Posted: 5/8/2024 11:55:03 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Borscht]
[#2]
Sweet fort,
was hoping for pics of her house, but nothing in the news story. i wonder where she was getting rooftop access for so long without being noticed |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 11:55:27 PM EDT
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Crazy as it sounds, it kinda seems to have worked out.
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Posted: 5/8/2024 11:56:34 PM EDT
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That's some crazy urban camping
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/8/2024 11:57:10 PM EDT
[#5]
Very innovative
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Posted: 5/8/2024 11:58:48 PM EDT
[#6]
Beats the guys shitting in the sheds at lowes.
Speaking of which, they find her bathroom up there? |
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USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:00:22 AM EDT
[#7]
Pics of sign-dweller?
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CA, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:01:10 AM EDT
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It always blows my mind how so many young homeless women are out there these days. Just imagine how many bridges a woman has to burn in order to fuck up that bad.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:02:21 AM EDT
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Impressive. Hope things end up working out for her.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:06:49 AM EDT
[Last Edit: odiedodi]
[#10]
Amateur hour.
 He Lived in a Mall for 4 Years  From 2007: Security discovers secret apartment at shopping mall in Rhode Island |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:09:28 AM EDT
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Michigan?
Had to be a cold winter. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:09:41 AM EDT
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Why was she asked to leave? I thought squatters have to be evicted?
Cops should be sued. Play their same game to force a change in the law.  |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:14:47 AM EDT
[Last Edit: HillaryClinton]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WinstonSmith: Crazy as it sounds, it kinda seems to have worked out. Yeah, honestly not bad. She lived somewhere rent free for a year and it sounds like she only got caught because they happened to need to work on the roof and found the extension cord. I hate squatters, but I definitely give her points for stealth and creativity. |
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TN, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:19:24 AM EDT
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It was probably the cheapest rent in the area.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:24:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HillaryClinton: Yeah, honestly not bad. She lived somewhere rent free for a year and it sounds like she only got caught because they happened to need to work on the roof and found the extension cord. I hate squatters, but I definitely give her points for stealth and creativity. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:26:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Borscht: Sweet fort, was hoping for pics of her house, but nothing in the news story. i wonder where she was getting rooftop access for so long without being noticed Same same |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:28:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jackthom8: It always blows my mind how so many young homeless women are out there these days. Just imagine how many bridges a woman has to burn in order to fuck up that bad. 34 aint young in women years bruh. That wall doesn't play no shit 
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:29:02 AM EDT
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She declined housing assistance because she probably had a ton of money in the bank from no bills.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:32:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Shasta_Doug: Why was she asked to leave? I thought squatters have to be evicted? Cops should be sued. Play their same game to force a change in the law. it's not residential. zoned commercial |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:43:44 AM EDT
[#20]
Need pics to see if she can live in my attic
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:46:21 AM EDT
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Should have just started charging her rent. She was a good tenant never bothered anyone
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:53:10 AM EDT
[#22]
I wouldn't have said shit if I discovered it
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Posted: 5/9/2024 1:10:39 AM EDT
[#23]
Stealth camping bonus points.
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AL, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 1:14:11 AM EDT
[Last Edit: GDaawg]
[#24]
I'd of turned a blind eye. Leave her be. She's creative enough to do it so let her. Probably can't afford a home or apartment anyway.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 1:22:15 AM EDT
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I remember someone posted here a few years ago about finding a cell tower shed being used as an apartment when he went in to do maintenance. Said he felt a little bad calling it in.
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VA, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 1:30:37 AM EDT
[#26]
I've never thought of anything like this when inside an IKEA.
Never. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 3:51:42 AM EDT
[#27]
I bet that it was a little warm in there from May to October!
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MI, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 4:56:57 AM EDT
[Last Edit: misplayedhand]
[#28]
Lots of broken people out there. From the story she seems better than some. Can't help but be reminded of Red Wings #1 draft pick found living under a gas station sign a few years ago - yes drugs appear to have been involved if I remember correctly.
 Joe Murphy from NHL hockey glory to homeless Homeless again |
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USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 5:21:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Atropian_Defector: Beats the guys shitting in the sheds at lowes. Speaking of which, they find her bathroom up there? Not our fetish. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 5:26:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By odiedodi: Besides stealing power, it's hard to be mad at her if she wasn't causing a detriment to the business. I always thought big box stores should use roof space for condos anyway. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By odiedodi: Originally Posted By HillaryClinton: Yeah, honestly not bad. She lived somewhere rent free for a year and it sounds like she only got caught because they happened to need to work on the roof and found the extension cord. I hate squatters, but I definitely give her points for stealth and creativity. All you would have to do is tear every single one down and re-engineer them to support a second story. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 5:27:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chromekilla: 34 aint young in women years bruh. That wall doesn't play no shit Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chromekilla: Originally Posted By jackthom8: It always blows my mind how so many young homeless women are out there these days. Just imagine how many bridges a woman has to burn in order to fuck up that bad. 34 aint young in women years bruh. That wall doesn't play no shit It's only old to a young person. I have shoes older than that. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 5:28:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MaxFenig: Need pics to see if she can live in my attic I imagine she looks like I imagine Ann Franks looked. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 5:31:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jackthom8: It always blows my mind how so many young homeless women are out there these days. Just imagine how many bridges a woman has to burn in order to fuck up that bad. Or be mentally ill? |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 5:34:05 AM EDT
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This story really needs more pics.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 5:36:05 AM EDT
[Last Edit: 9divdoc]
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working poor
God bless her |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 6:18:12 AM EDT
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Always take the high ground! She was just ahead of the zombie apocalypse survivor curve!
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Posted: 5/9/2024 6:32:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By odiedodi: Amateur hour.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RH-64ZrcRk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2LJPDEtpFAThats Winston Smith levels of successful unused void use |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 6:36:10 AM EDT
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I grew up in Midland.
Their cops and courts are so bipolar she could have either gotten a helping hand front Officer Friendly, or been branded Public Enemy #1 and buried under the jail by a furious judge. She has no idea how lucky she was to have caught their cops on the right end of the mood swing. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 6:39:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jackthom8: It always blows my mind how so many young homeless women are out there these days. Just imagine how many bridges a woman has to burn in order to fuck up that bad. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 6:51:06 AM EDT
[#40]
We don't get to vote ''Guilty'' or ''Not Guilty?''
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Posted: 5/9/2024 6:55:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RV-1: We don't get to vote ''Guilty'' or ''Not Guilty?'' The reporter is certainly guilty as hell. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 6:55:40 AM EDT
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In college I had a couple friends who worked the overnight shift at a "DeMoulas" supermarket in Massachusetts and they stumbled on someone living in the suspended ceiling and chased them out.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:24:05 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Makarov]
[#43]
I knew of a homeless woman (student) at University of Florida back in the 80s. She had grown-up homeless and was very adept to the lifestyle. She had her hacks (what we would say today) for day to day living. Her tuition and books were paid fro through scholarships and financial-aid. She had the campus meal plan which fed her five days per week. On weekends, should would look for parties or, ironically, an apartment “open house” which usually offered free food. The campus gyms were available for showers. Eventually, she was able to find a gig sleeping in a construction trailer (office, with AC) at night in exchange for keeping an eye on the place.
She wasn’t super smart but did well in school because she would hang-out in one of the school libraries, studying, until they closed and threw her out. It is amazing how well you can do in school without the distractions of TV and partying every night. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:37:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Atropian_Defector: Beats the guys shitting in the sheds at lowes. Speaking of which, they find her bathroom up there? Roof Drain is better than a shed or sidewalk. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:49:10 AM EDT
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She must not have milk-swollen boobies.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:40:14 AM EDT
[#46]
Squatter, now she can live inside.
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CA, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:15:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bollocks44: She must not have milk-swollen boobies. Lol that guy… |
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USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:19:34 AM EDT
[#48]
It would be rough smelling the bakery every day, I couldn't do it.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:28:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheOldRepublic: I wouldn't have said shit if I discovered it If it seemed clean and like a normal person was living there (which it sounds like), maybe not. If it was some bum den then gtfo. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:31:35 AM EDT
[#50]
Innovative.
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