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Fugitive Wanted for Home Invasion Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Maine

For immediate release

Kevin Neal, Acting U.S. Marshal

District of Maine
(207) 780-3355

Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Darell Love, 33, of Springfield, MA.

On Tuesday, August 13th, 2024, Love was arrested on multiple warrants issued from the Chicopee District Court in Massachusetts to include one count of home invasion, one count of firearm violation with 3 prior violent/drug crimes, one count of kidnapping, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and one count of larceny.

The USMS, District of Massachusetts Fugitive Task Force, provided investigative leads to the USMS MVOTF requesting assistance in locating and apprehending Love in Maine.

Through a collaborative law enforcement effort, authorities developed information which led investigators to Portland, ME. USMS Task Force members were able to identify Love in a motor vehicle in the vicinity of 27 Washington St. Portland, ME, and were able to safely apprehend him without incident.

Love is charged as a Fugitive from Justice and will be arraigned in Maine pending his extradition back to Massachusetts.

The USMS, Maine Violent Offender Task Force received significant assistance from the USMS District of MA Fugitive Task Force, Springfield, MA Police Department, Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (VFAS), The Hampden County Sheriff’s Department, Chicopee, MA Police Department, and the Maine State Police. The USMS Maine Violent Offender Task Force is comprised of members of the U.S. Marshals Service, Maine Department of Corrections, Biddeford Police Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Maine National Guard Counter Drug Task Force.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of any State or Federal Fugitive please contact the United States Marshals Service, District of Maine at MED.TIPLINE@usdoj.gov.
 

Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found at https://www.usmarshals.gov.

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