Man Arrested for Allegedly Injecting Food at 3 Supermarkets With Needles

According to the Metropolitan Police, a man in London was taken into police custody Wednesday “on suspicion of contamination of goods with intention of causing public harm or anxiety” after he allegedly used needles to inject food at several grocery stores. 

Metropolitan Police were responding to reports of an individual shouting at people in the street when they learned that he had visited three supermarkets—Little Waitrose, Sainsbury’s Local, and Tesco Express—and “injected foodstuffs with a number of needles.” Authorities believe the unidentified man tampered with processed meat and microwaveable products, but remain unsure if he contaminated other items. 

“It is a bit a worrying because I was buying milk at the time and the police were escorting everyone out,” a Little Waitrose shopper told BBC. “It was quite panicky because we didn’t know what was going on.” All three stores have been closed in the meantime.