SACO, Maine — Authorities arrested a man Sunday on suspicion of putting razor blades into pizza dough sold at a Maine supermarket.
Police in Dover, New Hampshire, arrested 38-year-old Nicholas Mitchell on suspicion of tampering with Portland Pie pizza dough sold at a Hannaford supermarket in Saco.
Saco police said supermarket officials contacted officers last week after a customer reported finding razor blades in Portland Pie pizza dough bought from the store. Surveillance camera footage showed a person tampering with the packaging of several Portland Pie doughs, authorities said.
The doughs and other Portland Pie branded products were supplied by “It’ll be Pizza” in Scarborough, officials said. Mitchell previously worked for the company, according to police.
Authorities did not immediately share a suspected motive for the incident.
Officials with the Hannaford supermarket chain announced a precautionary recall Saturday of all Portland Pie products sold between Aug. 1 and Oct. 11. The products were also pulled from shelves at the chain’s more than 180 supermarkets.
No injuries or illnesses were connected to the recall.
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