The Moore County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit arrested two local residents for "doctor shopping" to obtain prescription medications.

Lindsay Suzanne Farwell, 25, of West End, and Erik Scot Clayberger, 34, of South-ern Pines, were both charged with obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation to a health-care provider, according to a press release.

Farwell is accused of obtaining hydrocodone, a schedule III controlled substance, from three different physicians between Feb. 10 and Feb. 20. She is accused of intentionally withholding information from the physicians that were prescribing controlled substances for the same reason.

She had the prescriptions filled at local pharmacies.

Farwell was arrested Tuesday, and released on a written promise to appear in court.

Clayberger is accused of obtaining methodone, a schedule II controlled substance, by withholding information from two different physicians between Oct. 2, 2008, and Oct. 9, 2008, that were prescribing controlled substances for the same reason. He had the prescriptions filled at local pharmacies.

He was arrested Monday, and released on a written promise to appear in court.

Puppy Theft: A Cameron woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing a 7-week-old puppy, according to a press release.

Tonya M. Carver, 32, of 2203 Stanton Hill Road, was arrested Monday by Moore County sheriff's deputies and charged with larceny. She was released on a written promise to appear in court.

According to the release, a woman reported to the Sheriff's Office on Sunday that someone had stolen her puppy from her brother's house.