Archive

These are posts and comments from the old site. I had to update the software and lost some of the content. For an archive of the site visit the link below.

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://stopdariensmall.com

Below are the most important posts from the old site.

In Chicago - Confirmed
Thursday, September 13, 2007, 05:45 PM
Posted by Administrator
Darien, Dare, Darrell, Craig, Small, Smalls is in Chicago. I have confirmed that he is looking for a place to stay in the area.

He is using the name Artistic Stories (artisticstories) as his current company name. It sounds like he's still in the photography business.

For those of you have stumbled upon this site, as you read through, Darien owes an approximated $200,000 to folks, has ripped off credit cards, and has left brides stranded - either not showing up, or never delivering the pictures. In addition, he has ripped off numerous landlords, thought to have sold a leased copier on eBay, not paid employees, and withheld employees taxes with reasonable suspicion he has not filed them to the IRS. Darien has criminal arrest warrants out for him in Maryland and Georgia. He has numerous civil judgments against him in Michigan and Georgia.

Based on his previous actions, do not hire this man, do not work for him, and do not rent or lease him anything.

He could be using any combination of the names below:
Darien Smalls
Darien Small
Dare Smalls
Dare Small
Craig Smalls
Craig Small
Darrell Smalls
Darrell Small

New Leads
Thursday, August 30, 2007, 09:34 AM
I have recently received two very informative leads. Looks like he is no longer in Atlanta and up in the Northeast and Midwest. I'm going to try to verify them a little more, but here's what I can tell you:

New Alias:
Darrell Smalls

More Scamming:
He is still shooting weddings (specifically in the Chicago area)
He is still shooting sporting events
He wrote a landlord in Providence, RI $800 in bounced checks.

New Company Name:
Artistic Stories (artisticstories)

New Cell Phone:
I have a new phone number. I know a lead who talked to his parents and they said that he uses "TracFones" (Disposable) which he just throws away and changes his number. The number seemed to be valid, but it didn't sound like him when a call was placed there.

New Email:
He has a new email address, I'm sure with a little creativity, using the information in this post, along with looking at some of his previous emails, you can come up with his new email address :)

Photo of Craig Small (AKA Dare or Darien)
Thursday, June 28, 2007, 11:19 AM
Does anyone happen to have a photo of Darien Small? Also known as Dare or Craig?

He can only stay low for so long before he pops up again and I want to make sure this time there are photos of him here so people can confirm his identity. I know many of you shot footage with him Jan-Apr of this year in his latest scam and hoping perhaps one of you somehow got a shot of him.

I have not given up on my pursuit of Darien. I must say, Mr. Small has a lot of things to be worried about, and I'm still one of them!

Thursday, May 24, 2007, 01:48 PM
Looks like there has been some activity here, I've removed it for privacy reasons, please be assured I have taken good note of it and contacted the sources.

We wouldn't want Dare to know what we're up to now would we?

Sunday, April 15, 2007, 04:01 AM
I'm starting a new initiative...

Criminal Arrest Warrants.

I cannot urge you enough, if you have been scammed by Darien, Dare or Craig Small to take your cased to your local police department. Insist that a CRIMINAL arrest warrant, not a civil warrant, or bench judgments, be issued. Make sure that the warrant is entered into the National Crime Information System.

Criminal warrants will ensure Darien, regardless of what state he is in, will be arrested if he ever has an encounter with police.

I still urge you to file civil judgments to get your money back. The more outstanding warrants he has, the more likely he will get what he deserves.

Contact with Dare:
Dare still responds to my emails and still promises my refund. Well, I still am on the hunt!

Craig Small and Other Potential Aliases
Thursday, March 1, 2007, 04:00 PM
I was tipped off that Darien Small or Dare Small, depending where you meet him is now going by the name Craig Small.

Dare's middle name is Craig, so I'm not shocked he's using Craig Small.

So to all of you out there watch out for:

Darien Small
Darien Craig Small
Dare Small
Dare Craig Small
Craig Small
Dorien Small (possible alias, not confirmed)
Darrien Small (possible, not confirmed)
DC Small (written on checks in GA)
D.C. Small (possible, not confirmed)
Darven Small (possible, not confirmed)

Also, he is, or was married. Her approximate age is 48. I would watch out for these names to pop up as he might try to use her name.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007, 04:20 AM
From a user who wanted me to post this:

"I cannot urge you enough to go to your CRIMINAL magistrate court in your hometown and take out a criminal arrest warrant for Darien Small if he has ripped you off for more than $500.00, which qualifies as a felony charge.

We went to our Fulton County courthouse and filed civil arrest warrants - we were thorough, took our time, asked a lot of questions of all the departments, and were STILL never told that there were two different magistrate courts - one for civil and one for criminal - because we were not asking the right questions. Apparently, in a civil court of law, they cannot just go arrest someone to face civil charges, but in a criminal court of law, they can, if it's a felony. Well, we had a party in our group who could have filed for a criminal arrest warrant because he was cheated out of $800.00. Despite our plea to the clerk of courts, we were not told we could go right down the hall and file for his immediate arrest. We were told, however, we could file for an application for a civil arrest warrant, which would get Darien Small subpoenaed. Of course, as soon as the subpoena is issued, Small would disappear from GA never to be heard from again. Even explaining this to the court, they did not care and did not offer us any other options.

Go file now! This is why - a Sheriff from Walton County (near Fulton where we filed the application for a civil arrest warrant) called me after seeing our news cast about Darien Small that ran late last week. He stated that he could go pick up Small and arrest him right now if there were any criminal arrest warrants out for him. I explained what happened when we went to the courts, and he said NO! Go back and file a CRIMINAL arrest warrant, which we were originally told we could not do.

So we are trying to get our party who can bring him up on criminal charges to get down there and file it today, but the likelihood that he'll get there before 5 is slim (we got the call at 3:45 p.m.). This Deputy that called claims he has info that Dare is going to split by tonight.

So, Dare has won again because we were fed bad information by not only the police, but by the Magistrate Court and DA's office as well.

So don't let this happen to you - go file your criminal arrest warrant and keep track of Small's whereabouts. Once he enters into your county again, call the police and have him picked up with your criminal arrest warrant.

Reconneting Brides and Pictures
Wednesday, February 14, 2007, 04:17 AM
Regardless of whether or not Darien (Dare) Small ends up in jail, I would like to announce that I have set up a forum to reconnect brides with their photos or videos. I realize several photographers or videographers had video and were looking for brides. While I can't promise anything, I would love to be able to help brides get their photos!

Channel 2 Action News in Atlanta
Thursday, February 8, 2007, 04:21 PM
UPDATED!

View the news story aired on Channel 2 Action News in Atlanta:
http://www.wsbtv.com/video/10974842/index.html

"I am being interviewed on Channel 2 Action News tonight about Darien Small and his nationwide scam! I will direct them to your website (they have seen it but I will mention it again on the air)! I do not know when it will run but I will send a post as soon as I know something! That is Channel 2 Action news in Atlanta, GA!"

Stopping Darien Small!
Wednesday, October 18, 2006, 02:21 AM
If you have reached this page, you most likely have been scammed by a man by the name of Darien Small. To make sure we are talking about the same person, he is a very soft spoken African American man with a slight speech impairment. He claims to be a professional wedding photographer. His company name is Awesome StoryBooks and Imagery Interactive.

Darien Small talks large, but fails to deliver. My soon-to-be wife and myself are out $2200. After talking with some other people over the internet, we estimate Darien has scammed nearly $50,000 from unknowing couples! We were lucky to find a replacement photographer before the big day, however, there are couples out there who are not only out money, but wedding pictures from their special wedding day. Darien must be stopped!

Darien was featured on a local Michigan news station. You can find a link to the story in the links section.

The intent of this website it to gain exposure and get as many people who were affected by Darien to come forward so that further action against him can be taken.

Darien Has a New Company - Narrative Imagery
Monday, October 16, 2006, 11:43 PM
For those of you who are unaware, Darien has started a new company, Narrative Imagery. Thanks to the poster below who tipped me off by the email in the comment below.

Spread the word to bridal shows and vendors and other message boards. Make sure to reference this site so that we can continue our quest to get as many stories about his victims.

After looking at his site and online, it appears he is re-targeting the Atlanta area. He has promoted his site as recently as 10/07/2006.

From what I can:
A Narrative Imagery
Snellville, GA
888-203-8748

Check out Darien Small's new scam! http://www.narrativeimagery.com/

UPDATED:
Here's the registrant information for this Domain. It's not Darien, but the site looks like one of his and according to the comments on this site, it would lead me to believe this is 100% Darien.

Registrant:
Narrative Imagery
Box 3829
Atlanta, GA 31303
US

Domain name: NARRATIVEIMAGERY.COM

Administrative Contact:
Peters, Aaron info@narrativeimagery.com
Box 3829
Atlanta, GA 31303
US
+1.8665633620
Technical Contact:
Peters, Aaron info@narrativeimagery.com
Box 3829
Atlanta, GA 31303
US
+1.8665633620

Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 04-Oct-2006.
Record expires on 06-Jun-2007.
Record created on 06-Jun-2006.

Domain servers in listed order:
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