Public Safety

Someone illegally using a  Door Dash account has racked up more than $730 in hygiene products, a sex toy and soft drinks – and the items were delivered to the victim’s home. The Hallsboro woman contacted the sheriff’s office Monday, according to the report. The victim said someone was making multiple orders through Door Dash using the victim’s PayPal account. The victim reported that the items began arriving...

Two men from the Chadbourn area are being held under no bond after allegedly helping a teenaged girl run away from home. She was later allegedly raped by one of the men. Aldo Ismael Esparza, 20, and Gabriel Venegas Zuniga, 28, both of 49 Birchwood Trail, were arrested May 14 by the sheriff’s office. Esparza is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and second degree...

A sergeant in the Columbus County Detention Center is out of a job and under arrest after allegedly providing tobacco and a cellphone to an inmate. Sharon Marie Farmer, 51, was charged with three felony counts of providing electronic devices to an inmate and misdemeanor providing tobacco products. She was placed under a $100,000 secured bond. In a press release, Sheriff W.A. “Bill” Rogers said an internal investigation...