04/25/11 On April 25, a customer at a food retailer reported to police at 3 p.m. that she attempted to claim her free ham when she was told someone using her identity already claimed it. A search on her preferred customer account revealed it was purchased at another location using her identity. (Nutley, NJ)

04/23/11 Meat Bone Used as Weapon… A Coventry police officer was dispatched to a local sandwich shop recently to investigate a report of vandalism to a motor vehicle. After observing the shattered rear window of the vehicle in question, the officer spoke with the victim, an employee at the sandwich shop… Among the shattered glass in the back seat was a large butcher-style bone with meat pieces attached. According to the officer, the bone was about six inches long and four inches wide and was identified as the foreign object that was used to shatter the window. (Barrington, RI)

This is a pretty solid entry for Rhode Island’s inaugural Meat Crime.

(Photo: still life of sardines by stijn via Flickr)