A New Hampshire woman was arrested on Friday for allegedly contaminating items at a grocery store with her urine over the course of several years and posting videos of it online, police said.
Kelli Tedford, 23, posted videos of herself to an unknown internet site showing her contaminating items at Monadnock Food Co-Op with her urine in Keene, New Hampshire, according to the Keene Police Department. An anonymous report was made against the online content creator to police on Feb. 14.
Several other videos created by Tedford have been reviewed by investigators.
“At this time, it appears likely that similar historic incidents occurred in Keene and surrounding communities where Tedford contaminated items and/or surfaces with urine, as several videos appear to be recorded as early as 2021,” Keene Police said in a news release on Friday.
The grocery store immediately removed the contaminated product upon being notified of the incident on Feb. 10 and issued a recall on Friday, urging customers to dispose of any impacted products that were purchased between Feb. 10 and Feb. 15. The affected product includes quinoa, cornmeal, polenta, coconut shreds and walnuts.
“Upon notification from law enforcement, we immediately reviewed store video, identified affected products, removed them from our shelves and sanitized all surfaces,” the grocery store said. “We also reached out to members who purchased at-risk products. No fresh produce, meat, seafood, prepared foods or refrigerated products were affected.”
Monadnock Food Co-Op also sustained a $1,500 financial loss due to the destroyed merchandise and cleaning costs, according to police.
Tedford has been charged with Criminal Mischief as a class B felony. She been released on personal recognizance bail and is scheduled for arraignment on April 7.
Tedford, Keene Police and Monadnock Food Co-Op did not respond immediately to an NBC News request for comment.
