On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at approximately 2:08 p.m., police responded to the Family Dollar located at 153 Smallwood Village Center in Waldorf, for the reported armed robbery.
911 callers reported the suspect fled in a dark colored Chevrolet Cruze and was armed with firearm.
The suspect vehicle description matched a previous armed robbery on Monday, April 20th, with police in St. Mary’s, Charles, and Prince George’s County being notified to be on the lookout for the vehicle.
Within 10 minutes, deputies located the Chevrolet Cruze, and found an additional vehicle following the suspect that was later identified as an additional suspect.
As police chased the Cruze, the second suspect vehicle began attempting to ram deputies patrol vehicles.
Deputies began setting up multiple sets of spike strips as speeds reached over 75 mph.
After approximately 10 minutes, both vehicles were stopped, which resulted in a foot chase and search.
The suspects, later identified as Elijah Dylan Miller age 21 of Waldorf and Demetrius Malik Clarke age 23 of Fort Washington, were both arrested and charged with robbery, armed robbery, assault and additional charges. The victim’s wallet was recovered when the suspect dropped it while fleeing on foot from police.
Additional information will be released when it becomes available.
Video is courtesy of a poster to the Waldorf Community Hub.
