Three house break-ins struck Rochester the day after Tropical Storm Irene blew through the region.

Around 2:45 p.m., police responded on North Avenue to a reported break-in in progress. A teenager, home alone, saw a black sedan with two men and a woman pull up to the house. One of the men approached the house while the car left and he knocked on the door several times.

When no one answered the door, the teen heard shattering glass and fled upstairs into the bathroom and locked the bathroom door. One of the teen's relatives who lives nearby was called and confronted the intruder, who fled the home.

Police arrived and attempted to track the intruder with a K-9 but did not find him.

Later that afternoon, police responded to Mary's Pond Road for another break-in where jewelry had been stolen from a house.

There was also an attempted break-in at a house on High Street but it appears that the subject was unable to get inside.

According to police, all three house break-ins appear related based on evidence found at each location. All three are under investigation.

Anyone with information regarding the break-ins can contact the Rochester Police Department at 508-763-5111.