Halton police made an arrest after two stores in Burlington were broken into at the same time early Wednesday morning.

Shortly after midnight, police responded to two alarms ringing simultaneously at the Starbucks and Pita Pit both located in the mall at 3051 Walkers Line, near Dundas Street.

Officers at the scene discovered the glass doors to both businesses were smashed and broken.

After investigating, Halton police came to the conclusion that both break-ins took place at the same time by two separate suspects.

It appeared the cash registers were targeted, but no money was taken, according to a police media release.

At approximately 12:20 a.m., one officer located what police described as a suspicious man near a restaurant closed down for the night in the area of Appleby Line and Dundas.

The man was arrested and found to have keys to a GMC Savana van that was then located unoccupied behind another plaza in the area of Appleby and Taywood Drive.

According to the media release, police determined from its investigation the van was recently stolen from a U-Haul business in Brampton.

Police also allege the man arrested was also the one who broke into the Starbucks.

Later, at approximately 12:37 a.m. on Nov. 14, police received a call from a witness who saw a silver- or light blue-coloured SUV smash into the back glass doors of Mindy Nail Salon, located at 414 Plains Rd. E. — approximately 12 kilometres away from the break-ins at the Starbucks and Pita Pit.