A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of burglary.
Police were called to Ringstead Road, Sutton, at about 6.15pm on Wednesday to reports of a burglary in progress.
The teenager was arrested nearby.
He was bailed to return to a south London police station on July 14.
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