Crime & Safety

Fugitive of the Week is Serial Burglar Who Targets Elderly

The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, which is led by the U.S. Marshals Service, is looking for information on Darvell Smith.

The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force wants residents to be on the lookout for Darvell Smith, the task force’s fugitive of the week. 

Smith is wanted for burglary by the U.S. Marshals, the Euclid Police and the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office, according to a release from the task force. He is a serial burglar who targets the elderly. Smith is a 20-year-old black male who is about 5’3” and 135 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair.

Smith is thought to be hiding in either the 4700 block of Dorshwood Road in Euclid or the 1100 block of Thornhill Drive in East Cleveland. He also had a previous address near the 20200 block of Blackfoot Avenue in Euclid.

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The task force is offering a reward for information that leads to Smith’s capture. Individuals can call the task force with information at 1-866-4WANTED or text a tip to 847411 (tip411), keyword WANTED. Tips can remain anonymous. 


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