Man Arrested on Warrants After Allegedly Trying to Steal Beef Jerky

Crime doesn’t pay. Especially when it comes to allegedly stealing something that probably costs about five bucks, such as beef jerky.

Adam Hamm, 26, of Marblehead, learned that lesson the hard way on Saturday night in Salem.

Shortly after 8 p.m., police were called to a pharmacy on New Derby Street, where the loss prevention officer had a man, later identified as Hamm, in the office.

Hamm had tried to steal a package of beef jerky, but was stopped in the act by the loss prevention officer, according to police.

The store’s loss prevention officer only requested that Hamm be issued a no trespass order from the store, but after running his name in the Criminal Justice Information System, police found that Hamm had three active warrants.

Hamm was arrested on the warrants and transported to the Salem Police Department without incident.