Chihuahua Rescued From Refrigerator As Police Thwart Burglary
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A shivering Chihuahua was rescued from a Lancaster freezer by deputies who arrested five people burglarizing an Antelope Valley home, invesitgators said.
20-year-old Devon Irvin and four Palmdale teenagers were arrested and booked for investigation of residential burglary and animal cruelty after deputies responding to a burglary-in-progress call swarmed the East K-3 neighborhood.
Nothing was taken. Investigators say the suspects were still inside loading up electronics and other items when deputies in a dozen squad cars arrived yesterday.
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The Chihuahua was found while deputies were inventorying the home's contents.
It was clear the dog had been in the large freezer for some time. It was shivering.