Devon Smith, an 8th-grader at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, was last seen at 4:30 p.m. Friday, when her family confirmed the school bus delivered her to their home in Westlake, according to the school. She did not go into the house. Found Safe!

By Plain Dealer staff
on March 09, 2013 at 4:38 PM, updated March 09, 2013 at 4:45 PM

WESTLAKE, Ohio -- Police are searching for a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing Friday evening.

Devon Smith, an 8th-grader at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, was last seen at 4:30 p.m. Friday, when her family confirmed the school bus delivered her to their home in Westlake, according to the school. She did not go into the house.

Police said the disappearance was not considered suspicious, but the FBI was notified and MetroParks rangers and neighbors have joined the search.

Devon was described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, 120 pounds, with shoulder-length brown curly hair. She was wearing a blue Hathaway Brown sweatshirt, grey jeans, tan topsider-style shoes, a quilted black jacket and a green backpack.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Westlake Police at 440-871-3311.

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Posted: 03/09/2013
Last Updated: 1 hour and 13 minutes ago
By: Cassandra Nist, newsnet5.com

WESTLAKE, Ohio - The FBI and the Westlake Police Department are asking for the public's help locating a 14-year-old Hathaway Brown Student.

According to police, 14-year-old Devon Smith was last seen being dropped off from her school’s bus at her Westlake home on Muirfield Way on Friday around 4:30 p.m.

Her parents were home at the time she was dropped off and police said neighbors saw her get off the bus, but Smith has not been heard from or seen since then and was reported missing at 8 p.m. Friday.

Police say she could be upset over school issues. She is currently considered as an endangered runaway and foul play is not suspected at this time.

Smith is described as a white female 5’6” tall, 120 lbs, blond curly shoulder length hair, brown eyes. She was wearing a blue Hathaway Brown sweatshirt, grey jeans, tan topsider-style shoes, a quilted black jacket, and a green backpack.

Devon’s friends are all East Side residents; Hathaway Brown School emailed the parents of her classmates alerting them to her missing status.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call Westlake PD at 440.871.3311 or the local law enforcement agency for that location.

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Posted: 12:41 PM
Last Updated: 1 minute ago
By: Tina Kaufmann, newsnet5.com

WESTLAKE, Ohio - Westlake police have ended the search for a missing 14-year-old student after the girl was found safe Sunday afternoon.

Devon Smith, 14, is now back at home with her family, according to police.

Authorities said Smith was found under the deck of a neighbor's home, after the neighbor spotted clothing near it and called police.

Smith has minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital for an exam, a news release from Westlake police said.
The Hathaway Brown 8th grader was reported missing from her Muirfield Way home around 8 p.m. Friday.

"We appreciate the tremendous outpouring of help we have received from the HB community and from the broader community as well,” said a memo on Hathaway Brown’s website. “Needless to say, we are profoundly grateful that Devon is home and that so many of you have supported the efforts to help us reach this happy resolution."

The case remains under investigation.

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So glad yet another has been found alive!