A suspected burglar is in custody after he fell through the ceiling of a central Fresno home on Monday night.
Fresno police say officers were called to a burglary in progress at a detached garage on Calaveras Street near Belmont Avenue around 5 pm.
When officers arrived, they surrounded the garage and immediately arrested Ashley Casillo.
She was taken into custody, but officers later learned Adam Mendes was still inside the garage.
Mendes had barricaded himself in the garage and as officers surrounded him, the suspect punched through the garage’s roof and fled from officers.
Police chased the suspect until Mendes crawled up another home, removed a swamp cooler and entered the home’s attic.
The officers then had to enter the home to try to remove the suspect. According to police, Mendes started throwing debris at officers and a K9 officer.
He was then captured on camera falling through the ceiling, where Fresno police officers quickly detained him.
Mendes was arrested and taken to the hospital for his injuries suffered from the fall and the K9’s bite.
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and the Fresno Fire Department aided Fresno Police in the man’s arrest.
