DEPUTIES SAY SOUTHERN CAL MAN TORCHED FAMILY DOG: CAMARILLO (AP) — Ventura County sheriff's and fire investigators say an 18-year-old has been arrested for dousing his family's dog with lighter fluid and setting it on fire in a ravine near their home. Deputies say Andrew Delgado was arrested at his Camarillo home Thursday and admitted he was responsible for burning the dog on Oct. 27. According to a news release issued Friday, Delgado didn't say why he burned the 3-year-old basset hound named Buddy, but said he was under the influence of drugs when it happened.
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