Arrest Made in Commercial Armed Robbery on Central Avenue

Prince George’s County, Maryland…The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Robbery and the Repeat Offenders Prevention Enforcement Unit (R.O.P.E.)  has arrested 27 year-old Carlos Dewayne Harley in connection with a commercial armed robbery that occurred in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

On October 8, 2010 at approximately 7:40 p.m., patrol officers responded the 7-Summers Liquor store located in the 18800 block of Central Avenue for a report of a commercial armed robbery.  Upon arrival, the victim stated the suspect entered posing as a customer.  Once inside, the suspect pointed a handgun at the victim and demanded money.  The victim complied and gave the suspect an undetermined amount of money. The suspect fled the scene on foot.

Detectives were able to identify Carlos Dewayne Harley, of the 40 block of Queens Anne Bridge Road in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, as a suspect in the case and obtained a warrant for his arrest.  On October 9, 2010, Harley was arrested and charged with armed robbery and first-degree assault.  Carlos Dewayne Harley has been remanded to the custody of the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections, where he is being held on a $250,000 bond status.

Anyone with additional information about this case is asked to call the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Robbery Unit at (301) 772-4905.