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Scary moment man being sought by police hid in ceiling of mall... only to come crashing through it onto floor

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Tardugno, A. (2026, October 6). Scary moment man being sought by police hid in ceiling of mall... only to come crashing through it onto floor. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16187329/Scary-moment-man-police-ceiling-mall-crashing.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-06 · by Adriana Tardugno

Quick Summary

On September 30th, Gabriel Llamalt Hideo was arrested after hiding and breaking tiles in the ceiling of a Macy's store in Vancouver, Washington. Police footage shows him crawling through the ceiling for over an hour before crashing through it onto a mattress set up by authorities. Hideo was charged with first-degree malicious mischief, first-degree burglary, and a felony warrant; his bail is set at $15,000 each for these charges.
Written by AI on 2026-10-07, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On September 30, Gabriel Llamalt Hideo was found hiding in the ceiling of a Macy's store inside a mall in Vancouver, Washington. The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) received reports around 4 pm that someone was breaking tiles and crawling through the ceiling above the home department area. Employees had noticed unusual activity earlier that day.

Body camera footage showed officers placing a ladder into the open hole to catch Hideo if he fell; they also put a mattress on the floor for safety. Despite repeated attempts by police to talk him down, Hideo crawled around inside the ceiling for over an hour before climbing onto the ladder and then trying to climb back up when officers pulled the ladder away. He ultimately fell through the ceiling and landed on the mattress. Hideo was arrested and charged with first-degree malicious mischief, first-degree burglary, and a felony warrant.

Written for “Burglar Hides Ceiling Crashes” on 2026-11-05, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Burglar Hides Ceiling Crashes
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Adriana Tardugno
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Topics

Macy's VPD Vancouver Vancouver Police Department the Daily Mail

Subjects

Hideo PERSON · 13× VPD ORG · 6× the Daily Mail ORG · 3× Clark County GPE · 2× Gabriel Llamalt Hideo PERSON · 2× Macy's ORG · 2× Vancouver GPE · 2× Dispatch ORG · 1× Vancouver Police Department ORG · 1× Washington GPE · 1×

Narrative

Gabriel Llamalt Hideo was arrested on September 30th after Vancouver Police Department (VPD) found him crawling inside the ceiling and breaking tiles of a Macy's mall store As seen in the footage, Hideo attempted to escape arrest by climbing back up into the ceiling before officers pulled the ladder away.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-07

Claims (21 extracted, 5 hedged)

A man was found hiding inside the ceiling of a mall department store as police footage captured the scary moment he crashed to the floor. asserted
he → find → floor
Gabriel Llamalt Hideo was arrested on September 30th after Vancouver Police Department (VPD) found him crawling inside the ceiling and breaking tiles of a Macy's mall store in Vancouver, Washington. asserted
him → arrest → Vancouver
According to authorities, Hideo was charged with first-degree malicious mischief, first-degree burglary and a felony warrant. uncertain
Hideo → accord → mischief
'Dispatch was contacted at approximately 4pm,' Kim Kapp, the VPD Public Affairs Manager told the Daily Mail in a statement. asserted
Kapp → contact → statement
According to the reports an employee was alerted shortly before that by other employees that someone was in the ceiling of the store and multiple ceiling tiles were being broken near the home department of the store. uncertain
tiles → accord → store
The bizarre body cam footage revealed the moment officials placed a ladder through the open hole in the tile and a mattress underneath for a safe landing in case Hideo unexpectedly fell. asserted
Hideo → reveal → case
Police and firefighters evacuated the second floor of the store for customers' safety. asserted
Police → evacuate → safety
Hideo allegedly crawled around for over an hour while authorities commanded him to come down before he eventually climbed on the ladder. uncertain
he → crawl → ladder
Gabriel Llamalt Hideo was arrested on September 30th after Vancouver Police Department (VPD) found him crawling inside the ceiling and breaking tiles of a Macy's mall store As seen in the footage, Hideo attempted to escape arrest by climbing back up into the ceiling before officers pulled the ladder away. asserted
officers → arrest → ladder
Hideo then crashed onto the mattress below ' asserted
Hideo → crash → mattress
Officers gave him multiple commands to come down, but he kept moving through the ceiling, breaking more tiles and damaging lights, wiring and other fixtures,' VPD wrote in their statement. asserted
VPD → give → statement
As seen in the footage, Hideo attempted to escape arrest by climbing back up into the ceiling before officers pulled the ladder away. asserted
officers → see → ladder
Hideo then crashed onto the mattress below. asserted
Hideo → crash → mattress
'He landed on the mattress, got up and tried to run. asserted
He → land → mattress
That didn’t work out so well,' VPD wrote in a statement. asserted
VPD → work → statement
Hideo was immediately tackled by multiple police officers and thrashed around before being put into handcuffs. asserted
Hideo → tackle → handcuffs
Authorities restrained him on a stretcher bed, and he was taken into custody. asserted
he → restrain → custody
The man was booked into Clark County Jail on October 1. asserted
man → book → October
According to Clark County Jail records viewed by the Daily Mail, Hideo has been held for bail at $15,000 each for his malicious mischief and burglary charges. Hideo was immediately tackled by multiple police officers and thrashed around before being put into handcuffs. uncertain
Hideo → accord → handcuffs
Authorities restrained him on stretcher bed, and he was taken into custody asserted
he → restrain → custody
According to authorities, Hideo was charged with first-degree malicious mischief, first-degree burglary and a felony warrant VPD officials did not confirm the length of time Hideo spent inside the store ceiling before being found. Kapp said in a statement that the store has not yet assessed an estimate for the damage caused by the incident. The Daily Mail has reached out to Tony Golik, the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney for comments on behalf of Hideo and the Vancouver Police Department for additional details. uncertain
Mail → accord → details
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