Police inspect the house in Burton Road, Loughton, earlier today.
POLICE have made an arrest after a man barricaded himself in a Loughton house this lunchtime.
Officers rushed to the property Burton Road, off the Broadway, just before 1pm.
A police spokeswoman said that a rumour sweeping the area that the man was armed with a gun was untrue.
A neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said: "I was sitting indoors when I heard all these sirens and looked out and saw all these squad cars pulling up.
"There was quite a bit going on. I saw them take the fella away."
It is thought the man may have barricaded himself indoors after being caught burgling the house.
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