A Maine man was arrested after it was discovered he would place razor blades in pizza dough at a local supermarket.
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The Saco Police Department said in a report that 38-year-old Nicolas R. Mitchell allegedly tampered with Portland Pizza Pie packaging at the Hannaford Supermarket after a customer made the discovery on October 6. After looking through surveillance footage, officers asked the public to identify Mitchell on Sunday.
“The review of store security surveillance footage revealed a person tampered with the packaging of several Portland Pie Pizza doughs”
He was tracked down to a home in Dover, New Hampshire and officers also stated he was a former employee of the dough’s manufacturer, It’ll Be Pizza Company. His motives for tampering with the products is currently unknown.
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Charges have no been announced for Mitchell and the Hannaford Supermarket has asked for a recall due to the incident. Customers who have purchased the products between Aug.1 and Oct.11 are asked the return them to the franchise’s 184 locations in New York, Maine, and New Hampshire for a full refund.
“After what is believed to be further malicious tampering incidents involving metal objects inserted into Portland Pie products, Hannaford has removed all Portland Pie products from all store shelves and has paused replenishment of the products indefinitely,”
SOURCE: New York Post