What started as a few suspicious delivery notifications has turned into criminal charges for a 24-year-old Raeford man who deputies say was supposed to be dropping off FedEx packages, not making them disappear.
Investigators in Richmond County say the driver turned himself in on last Thursday after a multi-year probe into packages that were marked as delivered but never showed up. According to deputies, delivery logs and surveillance footage were key to connecting the missing items to a FedEx vehicle assigned to the same route.
WSOC-TV reports that Tyrone Davarius Hawkins, 24, is charged with larceny of a firearm, obtaining property by false pretense, uttering forged instruments and misdemeanor larceny. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Financial Crimes Unit launched its investigation after victims complained that tracking updates showed packages as delivered, complete with signatures, even though nothing ever arrived at their doors.
Video, Tracking Logs Put FedEx Truck at Phantom Drop-Offs
According to Queen City News, one key incident happened on Sept. 10, 2024. Investigators say Hawkins was behind the wheel of a FedEx truck when it pulled up to a home around 11:58 a.m. The twist, they say, is that he never got out. Still, the homeowner later received a notification that the package had been delivered and signed for, even though no one was home…