Overview
- Officers conducting a routine arrest on Welbeck Road in Guide Post early Wednesday, just before 4:30 a.m., found a quantity of suspicious items inside a home.
- Police set up a cordon around the residential street and evacuated several nearby houses as a safety step, leaving some residents out in the early morning.
- Specialist teams are due to attend to examine the items, and officers remain on scene to manage the area.
- Northumbria Police say the incident is not linked to any other case, and they have not disclosed what the items are.
- Northumberland Fire and Rescue sent three engines to assist, and anyone with concerns has been asked to approach an officer on duty.