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BURLINGTON, Ont. — Five men have been arrested after what police are calling a “sophisticated break-in” at a Burlington bank.

Halton Regional Police say officers were dispatched to a Toronto Dominion/Canada Trust financial institution on Monday just before 1 a.m. after an alarm went off.

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Police arrived to find the facility’s exterior doors secure but found five men hiding nearby after a search of the area.

Police say bank officials then confirmed that their vault had been broken into despite an elaborate range of security measures that were in place.

Evidence found at the scene to allegedly help with the break-in included an acetylene oxygen tank, concrete cutting saws, repelling equipment, ladders and lighting equipment.

Police say the break-in’s degree of sophistication is “unrivalled,” and investigators are trying to figure out if the accused may be responsible for other incidents.

Fourty-four-year old John Hickey, 48-year-old Alexander Papic, 31-year-old Aldo Simoni, 36-year-old Mentor Vishjay and 32-year-old Besim Rugova are all facing charges of break, enter and commit, and possession of break-in instruments.