Middle River

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car on Pulaski Highway in Middle River Saturday night, Baltimore County police said. Baltimore County police and fire personnel responded to Pulaski Highway and Holly Drive at 6:56 p.m. for a report that a pedestrian that had been struck by a car, police said. Police said an adult female was standing on Pulaski Highway (Route 40) when she was struck by a Ford F150. She was pronounced dead while being transported to Franklin Square Hospital.

A series of cars and fences were found covered in spray paint Sunday morning in Bowleys Quarters, Baltimore County Police said. Police said they responded to three calls from residents in the 3700 block of Holly Grove Road around 6:45 a.m. They said the lines of spray paint appeared primarily on cars and that there were no suspects in the case. childs.walker@baltsun.com Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

Baltimore County Police identified the man who died May 1 after being struck by a MARC train near Essex as Robert Ey of Middle River. Ey, 26, was walking south on the tracks when he was accidentally struck by a southbound train moving at about 100 mph, a police investigation found. The accident occurred about 7:15 a.m. near Northeast Creek Road and Schaefer Lane in Rosedale. Police arrived at 7:18 a.m. and searched the area, initially calling in a helicopter for assistance, police said after the accident.

One Baltimore County man was killed and two others were severely injured in a single-car crash in Middle River, police said Monday. John Rich Aull Jr., 27, was declared dead about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, authorities said. The driver, Nicholas Alexander Long, 22, was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital, officials said. A hospital spokeswoman said that by Monday afternoon Long was not a patient at the hospital. Police said they believe alcohol contributed to the accident. The second passenger, Damion Wagner, whose age was not known by police, was also severely injured in the accident and taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

Baltimore County police have identified the pedestrian who died after being struck by a car Tuesday afternoon in Middle River. William Frederick Norton Jr., 74, of the 100 block of Riverside Road was walking west on Orems Road near Entrance Road at about 5:30 p.m. during a heavy downpour, police said. He was struck by a westbound vehicle, driven by Mario Joseph Renta, 26 of the 7500 block of Eagle Walk Court in Rosedale. While Norton was lying in the road, he was struck by a second car. He was pronounced dead at 5:37 p.m. at the scene.

Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. said Tuesday that it is laying off 37 employees at its Middle River site, part of nationwide cuts in its mission systems and sensors division. The company notified 472 U.S. employees Tuesday their jobs are being cut. Most affected employees will stay on for two weeks before leaving with severance packages, the company said. The Middle River site, which specializes in a missile launch system used on Navy ships, will employ 531 people after the cuts.

The Middle River Volunteer Ambulance Rescue Co. has acquired a piece of rusted steel from the fallen World Trade Center with plans to make the artifact the focal point of its lobby. Volunteers will make a temporary public display for the 2- by 2-foot section, until a decision is reached on a permanent placement. The artifact, which members say will serve as a visible reminder of the sacrifices made on Sept. 11, 2001, came to the station on Leland Avenue after a year of negotiations with the Port Authority in New York and New Jersey.

A 19-year-old man was shot Saturday night in the Middle River neighborhood of Baltimore County, police said.  Officers were called to the 100 block of Kingston Road, near the Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center, for a report of shots fired. Once they arrive, police found a 19-year-old man suffering from a gunshot to the upper body, officers said. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police, who did not identify the teen, said he is expected to survive. The Baltimore County police's Violent Crimes Unit is investigating.

One man was killed and a man and a woman were wounded in a triple shooting while standing at a bus stop in Middle River late Monday night, according to Baltimore County Police. Officers responded to the 2100 block of Eastern Blvd., near the Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center and not far from Martin State Airport, about 11:47 p.m. for a report of gunfire and found the three victims, police said. An initial investigation indicated the three victims were standing at a bus stop when one or more suspects "approached them and began shooting," police said.

When Baltimore County police squad cars arrive at Chase Elementary in Middle River, it is usually for a social call. Uniformed officers, carrying several bags of carryout from a local deli, head to the fifth-grade classroom. The school on Eastern Avenue has organized a mentor program that pairs a dozen students with county police officers from the Essex precinct. The officers rotate the days, according to their shift assignments, but typically spend one lunch hour every other week with the child they are mentoring.