POLICE have attended following an alarm at a building in Maldon high street this morning.

Smoke was seen appearing from the doorway beetween Dante's Brassierie and Carlton Jewellers in High Street, Maldon. 

The cause of the smoke was understood to be a fog bandit deployed by the jeweller's security system.

Essex Police confirmed they have attended the incident following an issue with an alarm, and that no one has been injured and no damage has been caused.

The fire service was not called.