Country Club Bowling Lanes Has Closed


AMF Country Club Lanes has closed its door. The bowling alley was located at 9020 Pulaski Hwy in Middle River.

The windows have been boarded up and there was an announcement on the AMF website.

“We’re sorry to say that AMF Country Club Lanes has permanently closed. We would like to invite you to keep bowling with us at AMF Perry Hall Lanes,” said a statement on the AMF site.

Pinland Bowling in Dundalk closed in the spring and Edgemere Bowling lanes closed back in 2012. Both of those bowling alleys were duckpin lanes and privately owned.

Country Club Lanes only had traditional tenpin lanes and was owned by corporate giant AMF.

Man Injured After Car Falls on Him in Chase


The Baltimore County Volunteer Fireman’s Association reported a person was working on a car when the vehicle fell on him on Ambo Circle in Chase.

Crews were able to remove the vehicle off the person.

The man was listed in critical condition after being sent to an area hospital.

The incident was reported on Monday, Sept. 6 at 8 p.m.

Middle River Swimmer Medals at Paralympics


Middle River resident Jessica Long continues to dominate the Paralympic Games. Long was born in Irkutsk, Russia in 1992 without legs and was adopted by parents in the Middle River area.

Long went to her fifth Paralympic Games which were held in Tokyo last week. The Paralympic Games are always held in the same city two weeks after the Olympic games.

According to the Team USA website, Long won two gold medals in the 200-meter individual medley, and the 4×100-meter medley relay, a silver in the 400-meter freestyle, and a bronze in the 100-meter backstroke.

The 29-year-old Long has won 27 time Paralympic medals (15 golds, 7 silvers, 5 bronzes) in her five trips to the Paralympic Games since 2004.

Middle River Man Arrested at I-95 Traffic Stop


Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police have arrested a 28-year-old Middle River man on weapons and drug distribution charges stemming from an Aug. 20 traffic stop in White Marsh. MDTA Police Officers took the man into custody Thursday, September 2, with assistance from the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, and were assisted by the Baltimore County Police Department during the initial investigation.

Shortly after midnight Aug. 20, an MDTA Police Officer assigned to the Central Command Detachment conducted a traffic stop on a dark blue Nissan Maxima for drifting across lane lines on northbound I-95 near Exit 67. As the officer approached the stopped vehicle, the vehicle fled the scene.

MDTA Police Officers responded to the address of the fleeing vehicle’s registered owner. While at the address, officers located the vehicle and observed a male subject exit the vehicle and place a backpack in a trash receptacle. When officers approached the man, he fled on foot. Officers seized the backpack and discovered a loaded handgun and baggies of suspected crack cocaine and marijuana inside. During their investigation, officers learned the handgun had been reported stolen by the Hampshire County (W.Va.) Sheriff’s Office.

Officers obtained a search warrant for the residence of the fleeing vehicle’s registered owner. During the investigation and the execution of the search warrant, officers seized additional firearms, drugs and ammunition.

As a result of their investigation, MDTA Police Officers obtained an arrest warrant for Deshawn Murdock, 28, of Middle River. After his arrest Thursday, Murdock was transported to the Baltimore County Detention Center. He faces 14 criminal charges including controlled dangerous substance (drug) possession with intent to distribute and possession of a stolen firearm.

Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River to Host Raven Event


The Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River, will have a FREE Purple Saturday Open House featuring a special appearance by Baltimore Ravens Super Fan CAPTAIN DEE-FENSE!! He will meet fans and take pictures on Saturday, Aug. 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

There will also be museum tours, kids’ activities and more!

Plus, wear purple and get a free raffle ticket for our gift basket raffle. The Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River, gift shop will be open and there is still have a limited number of Middle River-opoly games available.

For more information, go to The Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River Facebook page

12-Year-Old Grazed by Bullet in Middle River


Baltimore County police officers responded to the 1500 block of Aldeney, in Middle River, after a 12-year-old reported he was grazed by a bullet.

Youth transported area hospital with a potential graze wound to upper arm – injury does not appear to be life threatening.

No other information has been provided.

Middle River Man Pleads Guilty in Delivering Cocaine


The United State Attorney’s Office sent out a press release that a leader of drug trafficking organization was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison that has ties to a Middle River man.

The United State Attorney’s Office revealed that two U.S. Postal Service (USPS) letter carriers, Zakiyya Holloman, 35, of Middle River, and Maurice Vaughn, age 34, of Washington, D.C. agreed to divert U.S. Priority Mail parcels, containing cocaine, sent to addresses on their routes, to Russell Stanley; who today was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison; a member of the Stanley DTO in exchange for money.

Holloman was a mail carrier in Prince George’s County.

Holloman serviced a route in Bowie from April 2017 to October 2019, and Vaughn serviced a route in Bowie from July 2018 to October 2019.

As USPS letter carriers, the U.S. Attorney’s office said that Vaughn and Holloman were public officials and were expected, among other things, to deliver each package to the addressee at the proper address and to keep an accurate record of their deliveries.

According to the release, Holloman began diverting packages containing cocaine to Stanley in approximately April 2018, after being introduced to Stanley by a mutual acquaintance.

Holloman received $500 from Stanley for each parcel diverted.

The release also stated that Hollman diverted cocaine parcels on at least six occasions, receiving a total of at least $3,000 from Stanley.

In an effort to conceal the scheme, Holloman scanned the parcels as delivered to the addressees, despite delivering those parcels to Stanley.

Maurice Vaughn and Zakiyya Holloman, each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and to bribery.

They face a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for the conspiracy charge and a maximum of 15 years in federal prison for bribery.

Scheduled sentencing dates have not been set for Holloman or Vaughn.

Aunt Charged in Connect to Children’s Death


Baltimore County Police have arrested and charged 33-year-old Nicole M. Johnson, of the 3500 block of Elmora Avenue in northeast Baltimore City in connection to the deaths of her niece and nephew, 7-year-old Joshlyn Johnson and 5-year-old Larry O’Neil.

The children are siblings. Johnson faces multiple charges including 1st degree child abuse that resulted in the death of a child under the age of 13.

Due to the nature of this case, it will take time to determine the exact circumstances that led to the children’s deaths.

In partnership with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as well as the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office, the Baltimore County Police Department remains committed to bringing closure to this horrific case.

Two Dead Children Discovered at Middle River Traffic Stop


Just after 11 p.m. on July 28, 2021, officers from the Essex precinct conducted a traffic stop on Eastern Boulevard near Wagners Lane in Bowleys Quarters in Middle River.

During the stop, officers discovered the bodies of two deceased children.

The deceased minors were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The driver of the vehicle was taken into custody. Baltimore County detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident.

The aunt of the children was arrested and charged in this case.