A 43-year-old man from Caterham who was arrested on suspicion of threats to kill following an incident in the same town has been released from police custody with no further action being taken against him.

Officers were called to Thomas Avenue around 5.30pm on Thursday, 18 April following a report that a man had made threats towards another man known to him.

Several units attended the scene including the National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter, armed response, neighbourhood and uniformed officers and carried out a search for the suspect.

East Surrey CID Detective Inspector Sean Kelly, said: "Surrey Police will always take threats of this nature extremely seriously and send a response appropriate to the information which we receive.

"We have carried out a thorough investigation into this incident and have not found anything to suggest a criminal offence has taken place.

"I would like to thank the local community for their patience while we dealt with this incident.