Police scrambled to a Woodford Green burglary have said the mysterious contents of a bag found at the scene were not suspicious.

Met Police were called shortly after 5pm on Tuesday (October 31) to reports of a burglary in Portman Drive, Woodford Green.

Officers learned that the suspect had left a bag behind that had several containers with unknown contents.

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Emergency services attended.

A Met spokesperson said the items were analysed by the officers, and they were not found to be suspicious.