A Maine pizza dough scare has ended in an arrest and a wider recall.
According to the Bangor Daily News, a customer at a Hannaford supermarket in Saco, Maine found razor blades inside a package of Portland Pie pizza dough on October 6. Store surveillance video reportedly showed someone tampering with the packaging of several dough products, and that person was later identified by police as Nicholas, a 38 year old former employee of It’ll be Pizza, the Saco company that makes products for Portland Pie.
Saco police shared images of the suspect and his vehicle on Facebook, and Nicholas was taken into custody in Dover, New Hampshire. Saco Deputy Police Chief Corey Huntress said he would be extradited to Maine. Reports at the time said it was not yet clear what charges he would face, and a motive had not been made public.
Hannaford expanded its recall out of an abundance of caution. It now covers all Portland Pie cheese and fresh dough sold in store delis, and Portland Pie products were pulled from stores in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York. Anyone who bought those products between August 1 and October 11 is told not to eat them and can return them for a full refund. The company said no illnesses or injuries had been reported.
Anyone who found a razor blade in dough they bought is asked to contact the Saco Police Department.
As with any arrest, he has not been convicted of anything, and Baller Alert will keep an eye out for how the case moves forward.
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