Beaufort police nicknamed the two runaway piglets 'Bacon Bits', branded them 'career cri-ham-inals' and assured residents that 'no ham was done'.

Published 10 Nov 2026, 15:53 GMT

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Police officers in Beaufort, South Carolina, were led on a spirited foot pursuit through town by two escaped piglets before detaining the pair on charges of "fleeing and squealing".

The runaway pigs — nicknamed "Bacon Bits" by officers — bolted across roads, car parks and pavements for several minutes while uniformed police scrambled to corner them, according to the Beaufort Police Department's Facebook post.

"We have no caption for this… thankfully, an amazing citizen caught the chase on camera," the department wrote alongside footage filmed by local resident Kate Morrison.

In its update on the pursuit, first reported by local broadcaster WTOC on Thursday, November 5, the force joked that the pint-sized suspects were "career cri-ham-inals" wanted for "fleeing and squealing".

Keeping lively pigs inside their pens can test the patience of even experienced pig farmers, and the Beaufort runaways proved remarkably nimble on the tarmac.

At one point in the clip, an officer leapt into the air and waved his arms as one of the piglets made a sharp turn and sprinted towards nearby parkland.

Police eventually closed in, scooped up both fugitives and returned them to their owner without injury to either the officers or the animals.

While authorities in many towns face the headache of managing stray livestock, Beaufort police closed the case with one final pun: "No ham was done."

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