Police in the Saco area of the US state of New Hampshire have succeeded in arresting the accused.
According to Crime Daily, a statement issued by Sako police said that "the man who tampered with the stomach of the pizza was arrested after identification".
According to police officials, the arrested suspect was identified as Nicholas Mitchell, who was taken into custody from Door, New England.
Earlier on October 6, police took notice of a suspicious incident at Hannaford Supermarket and checked the recordings of the cameras. Police found the accused tampering with food items.
The suspicious move was confirmed when a customer bought a private company's pizza dough from a supermarket with sharp, dangerous blades hidden inside. According to police officials, the accused was seen tampering with a stomach packet on CCTV.
Photo of the accused released by the police |
On the other hand, the super store took notice of the incident and took precautionary measures and removed all the items of the said company from the store while the company has been directed to resubmit all the new items.
Police arrested the accused but it is not yet clear under what provisions a case will be registered against him.