Several break-ins occurred overnight in Baltimore County, causing strain and frustration to business owners targeted by the crime.

According to Baltimore County police, officers of the White Marsh Precinct were alerted to a commercial robbery in the Rosedale area at 4:10 a.m.

When crews arrived, they were told that the suspects had been spotted fleeing from the scene after breaking in at the 8400 block of Philadelphia Road, 21237.

The incident happened at the Rosedale Village shopping center. 

The owner of the Fiesta Mexicana restaurant said his business was broken into, as well as Pastore's on Rosedale next door. 

A supervisor at the Family Dollar located in the same shopping strip said a group broke into the store early Saturday morning.

Officers pieced together that the same group of suspects had broken into another business nearby.

No information about the suspects of the crime has yet been released.

The Baltimore County Burglary Unit is investigating the incident.

Customers unsurprised

"Again?" was Rosedale resident Jerry Mahon's reaction after learning suspects broke into the Family Dollar.

"It's been robbed, I know the last couple times, a couple years," he said. "We always see them up here bust up the windows and stuff."

"Coming from where I'm from, I get used to it," Michael Jones said. "It's not something you should get used to."

He said that's why he shops during the day as much as possible.

"My motto, try not to come up here at dark," he said. "A lot of people I know avoid it at dark."

Shoppers said it's not surprising to hear about a break-in. Though it was alarming to hear multiple stores were hit at the same time.

 "It's shocking that they would do three all at the same time or around the same time, but like it's not surprising in the sense of like we hear a lot of break-ins everywhere," said Kristen Brooks. "It's not just here, but it seems like it's more frequent."

"Where was the response when the first store was hit?" Mahon said. "How did they have time to hit three different stores on two opposite ends of the shopping center?"

Shoppers think there should be security monitoring to prevent this from happening again. 

They fear that if this continues, businesses along the shopping strip will want to move out of the area.

Baltimore County crime

According to Baltimore County crime data,  the 21237 zip code area has experienced a slight decline in the number over the past three years.

In 2023, there were 3,372 total reported offenses compared to 3,197 in 2024 and 2,892 in 2025.

Most incidents can be attributed to larceny and theft offenses.

In October 2025, a 64-year-old man was arrested after committing a series of burglaries in the Towson, Parkville, and White Marsh areas.