Hansen said someone gained entry to the closed club and targeted a bank machine. He said the would-be thieves could not access it.

Officers searched the area around Solid Gold.

The K9 unit’s dog and officer patrolling south of Solid Gold found some articles around 10:30 a.m., in the vicinity of Fairwood Place West.

Hansen would not elaborate on what was found.

A glass door at the rear of Solid Gold was smashed and is believed to be the burglars’ point of entry.

Police said late Tuesday morning that the club was closed. Investigators left the club’s parking lot shortly after 11 a.m.

Police explained why they sent such a heavily-armed response.

“We have those units trained. They are specialized and highly trained and we have access to it…. You can’t assume anything. We wanted to structure our approach to be as safe as possible, in case there were suspects inside and armed,” said Halton police media relations Sgt. Dan Jaworski.

Roads around the club were blocked by police but were reopened by late morning.

It is not known if Solid Gold has re-opened. Phone calls to the club rang through. The Hamilton-based owner of the club has not returned the Post’s calls.

Anyone with information about the break-in is asked to call Det. Vince Couce at 905-634-1831, ext. 2307, or leave an anonymous tip with Crimestppers of Halton at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.com or by texting Tip201 with your message to 274637 (crimes).