Dayton police clear out '6-unit condo' under bridge

Sleeping bags. Pillows. And lots of stolen copper and scrap metal.

Those are among the items Dayton police found in a homeless enclave under the U.S. 35 bridge on Perry Street Tuesday morning.

"It was basically like a six-unit condo up there," said Sgt. Steven Abany.

Aside from the shopping carts and piles of scrap metal, the people who had been sheltered by the concrete structure had stacks of books, bedding, an American flag and other items to make the place homey.

Abany said most of what was down there was stolen, but no one was arrested because it's impossible to prove who stole the property.

"Basically we're going to come in, clean it out, recover the property and trespass the people we found up underneath there," he said.

Jermaine Wynn walks by the location every day and wasn't surprised by what was found.

"It's sad, but it doesn't surprise me. I see it every day," he said. ""Any of us could be one job away from where they are right now. I feel for them and I wish the best for them and I pray for them every day."