QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – It will go down in history as the weirdest heist ever conducted — an entire mall escalator going missing from SM North EDSA.

But leave it to the ever-efficient agents of the Philippines’ National Bureau of Investigation, the culprit was immediately found and apprehended.

NBI agents found the missing structure installed in a two-storey house just outside of Quezon City.

How the robber was able to pull it off continues to puzzle the mall management and investigative authorities.

One thing for sure is that it will take at least 15 working days for the escalator to be disassembled from the robber’s home and re-installed at the mall. In the meantime, shoppers are advised to do a little physical exercise and take the stairs to reach their favorite store at SM North.