Ham Handed Theif

AP
Published: March 15, 2008

A meat thief is no match for an angry
restaurant owner swinging a ham.
    Joe Scola says he heard a noise in his Scola’s Place restaurant
in Gloucester, Mass., and saw a man trying to get away with his
arms full of meat taken from the restaurant freezer.
    Scola says that when he caught up with the man and started
taking back his stock, the man raised a five-pound log of frozen
Italian meat over his head as if to use it as a weapon.
    The restaurant owner had a frozen ham in his hand and slammed it
into the man’s face, making a gash. The stunned thief dropped his
loot and ran.
    Police say they’re haven’t found the man responsible for the
Wednesday confrontation.