Hamilton police are investigating a break-in at Eastgate Square.
Officers were called to the mall on Centennial Parkway shortly after 5 a.m. Friday after a security alarm was activated.
The mall was closed for several hours while K-9, patrol units and BEAR Unit Detectives were on the scene. It has since been re-opened.
Through their investigation, police confirmed that two stores, Bentley and Fine Touch Jewellers, had been broken into and an undisclosed amount of cash and merchandise were stolen.
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Police are continuing to investigate and ask anyone with information to contact Detective Sergeant Andrea Torrie at (905)-546-2991 or anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).