Several designer handbags valued at $14,000 were reported stolen early Sunday morning from Bloomingdale’s at South Coast Plaza, police said.

At 3:14 a.m., a store alarm went off alerting Costa Mesa Police, but officer response was canceled by the security company, said Costa Mesa Police Sgt. Dan Miles.

At 3:39 a.m. alarms sounded again from different areas of the store. This time, officers were sent out to check the store’s perimeter, Miles said, but they found no evidence of entry attempts.

At 4:21 a.m., a person responsible for the store’s security called police saying they had found pry marks on an access door, Miles said.

Police responded and found someone had pried open that door, which gave them entry into a hallway, according to Miles. From there, they had access to a second door that led to a third door.

The suspects were unsuccessful at prying open the third door, and smashed through nearby drywall, gaining access to a maintenance closet, Miles said. That gave the suspects access into Bloomingdale’s.

The number and brands of the handbags taken were not immediately available.

In 2015, eight to 10 people smashed a glass door at Bloomingdale’s in the middle of the night and, within about five minutes, left with purses, watches and jewelry valued at about $100,000.

The investigation is continuing.