Three cell phone stores in the Perry Hall and White Marsh areas were targeted within less than an hour on the morning of Jan. 3, Baltimore County police said. 

At 3:37 on Jan. 3, at the Eastern Wireless store in the 3600 block of East Joppa Road in Perry Hall, a front glass door was broken but nothing was taken, according to Cpl. Cathy Batton, a Baltimore County police spokeswoman.  

At 3:48 a.m. on Jan. 3, at the AT&T Wireless store in the 8900 block of Belair Road in Perry Hall, a person used bolt cutters to hit the front door of the business, but the person was unable to break the glass and did not enter the business, according to a police report. 

At 4:20 a.m. on Jan. 3, at the Sprint store in the 5500 block of Ebenezer Road in White Marsh, a person broke open the door to the business and stole multiple cell phone accessories, Batton said. 

Police believe each of the incidents are connected and the investigation is ongoing, Batton said.