In the last few days, a couple of incidents have been reported to the Adair County Sheriffs Office and to the County Judges Office involving unsolicited mail. The mail in question in both cases has been Personal Protection Equipment, one being face masks and the other face shields. In both cases they came from overseas, were not ordered, and were mailed to residents in Adair County.
Recently, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles released a statement about seeds being received in the mail unsolicited, that possibly originated from China. The Ag Commissioner warned Kentuckians to not plant them because they could be harmful.
With this in mind, Sheriff Josh Brockman strongly urges you not to use any item, especially personal protection equipment, that you receive in the mail that you did not order or you cannot verify its sender or origin. The equipment could be harmful, faulty, or inadequate to standards.