Metro Briefs

MARYLAND

ASPEN HILL

Bus crash sends seven to hospital

Seven people were taken to hospitals Friday after a car collided with a Montgomery County school bus in the Aspen Hill area.

County fire department spokesman Capt. Oscar Garcia said the crash was reported about 3:30 p.m. at Layhill and Norbeck roads. Capt. Garcia said it was a front-end crash between a four-door Toyota Corolla and the bus.

Two people from the car had serious but not life-threatening injuries. They were taken to a trauma center.

Three children ages 7 to 10 from the bus were taken to a hospital for evaluations, but there were no obvious injuries. The bus driver and a bus attendant also were checked at a hospital for injuries.

BALTIMORE

3 more guilty in Ripken statue theft

Three more men pleaded guilty in the theft of Cal Ripken Jr.’s monument from Camden Yards.

Gary Parker, 20, Matthew Rayner, 20, and Patrick Reynolds, 18, each pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of conspiracy to commit theft over $500. Earlier this week, Jason Stoneburner, 19, pleaded guilty to theft.

Parker, Rayner and Reynolds were sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation and community service. If they complete the terms, their criminal records will be wiped clean.

Police said the men ripped the 3 1/2-foot aluminum No. 8 from its base outside the Camden Yards ballpark on Sept. 9, then threw it into the back of a pickup truck. They were arrested about two hours later.

DISTRICT

Metro to appeal pay-raise arbitration

Metro, saying it can’t afford it, will appeal an arbitration award giving its largest union three consecutive 3 percent annual pay raises.

The three-person arbitration panel signed its split decision on Wednesday.

Metro General Manager John B. Catoe Jr. said Thursday that the panel did not comply with federal law, which permits such increases only if the costs to the agency do not adversely affect public welfare.

Metro has a projected $30 million budget shortfall this fiscal year and about $144 million next year.

The contract is with Local 689, Metro’s largest labor union.

VIRGINIA

MANASSAS

Mother to undergo mental health review

A judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for a Manassas woman convicted in her 13-year-old adopted daughter’s slaying.

Alfreedia Gregg-Glover, 45, pleaded guilty in July to felony murder and other charges in the death of her daughter Alexis “Lexie” Agyepong-Glover.

A judge delayed Gregg-Glover’s sentencing last week after her attorney raised questions about her mental health. A jail therapist testified on Thursday that Gregg-Glover refuses to speak with jail staff.

Prince William County Circuit Court Judge Craig D. Johnston ordered Gregg-Glover to undergo a mental health evaluation to help determine if she should be sent to jail or first sent to a mental health hospital for treatment. Another hearing is set for December.