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, police said. An anonymous report about the posts was made 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," the Keene Police Department said in a news release on Friday.
The grocery store removed the contaminated products on Feb. 15 after being notified of the incident that occurred on Feb. 10. The grocery store issued a recall on Friday, urging customers to dispose of any impacted products that were purchased between Feb. 10 and Feb. 15. The affected products include 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 told NBC News on Tuesday, “The person in this story was not, nor has ever been an employee at Monadnock Food Co-op.”
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.
Det. Lt. Joel Chidester with the Keene Police Department told NBC News on Wednesday that the investigation is ongoing. Police are aware of the site that Tedford was posting to, but will not release that information at this time.
Tedford did not immediately respond to an NBC News request for comment.
