Metro digest

House fire rekindles

POLAND — A rekindled fire Monday afternoon brought firefighters back to the site where a home was destroyed last week.

Chief David “Chip” Comstock Jr. of the Western Reserve Joint Fire District said firefighters were called about 1 p.m. to the house at 1657 Coit Road. They spent about 30 minutes putting out areas that were smoking, he said.

Several fire departments were called to a blaze at the home Friday where ammunition was stored outside. The fire remains under investigation, and the state fire marshal’s office is involved.

4 pit bulls attack child

WARREN — A 10-year-old girl was treated at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital for dog bites requiring stitches to her lip and thigh. Puncture wounds to the forearm and leg did not require stitches.

The girl’s name was not released, but her mother was identified as a 36-year-old resident of Kenilworth Street Southeast.

The girl’s condition was not available Monday afternoon.

The girl was attacked by four pit bull terriers while walking past a home on Wick Street Southeast while visiting friends Sunday, Warren police said.

DUI crackdown

POLAND — Township police, working with the Ohio Department of Public Safety, are participating in a statewide program to crack down on drunken driving. Township officers will join thousands of other law-enforcement and highway-safety agencies across the country from Friday through the Labor Day holiday in “Drunk Driving: Over the Limit, Under Arrest.”

Man killed in ATV crash

HOWLAND — Police have released the identity of the man killed Saturday afternoon in an all-terrain-vehicle accident. Mark S. McAllister Jr., 26, of Compass West Drive, Austintown, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph Health Center.

Howland police said McAllister and Don A. Ellashek, 29, of Kuszmaul Drive, Champion, were attempting to drive ATVs over the same hill from opposite sides and collided as they got to the top of the hill. Ellashek, who was not injured, was listed as the owner of both ATVs.

The police report said the accident occurred at 1:04 p.m. on private property owned by Severstal Steel off Warren Avenue, which also is known as Pine Avenue Southeast, near DeForest Road.

Welcoming Wal-Mart

LIBERTY — Charley’s Grilled Subs, 3219 Belmont Ave., has planned a “welcome to Wal-Mart” celebration this week with free samples of products and visits from “Flip,” Charley’s mascot.

Wal-Mart opens to the public at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Charley’s will distribute ice cream samples Wednesday, Philly cheesecake samples Thursday, strawberry lemonade samples Friday, and California chicken samples Saturday. Charley’s will be closed Sunday for family day.

Charley’s owner Chris Smallwood planned the celebration to honor Wal-Mart and the increased traffic its opening will bring to the area.