A bomb squad was called and dozens of homes evacuated after a "neighbour dispute".
Residents were told to leave their homes in Brentwood, Essex, on Friday morning while bomb disposal experts investigated "several suspicious items" found by police.
Essex Police said its officers were called to reports of a "neighbour dispute" in which a door had been damaged.
They found "a number of small items" at the scene in Sawyers Grove, a cul-de-sac, and arrested a man and woman at 7.30am after officers forced entry into an address.
