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South Valley Teen Arrested On Arson Charges

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A South Valley teen was arrested on Tuesday for suspected arson.

According to the Kings County Fire Department, the 17-year-old juvenile intentionally set fire to a car Monday night on Ada St., near Hume and Oak in Armona.

Fire officials says the vehilce was set on fire with a flamable liguid.

Witnesses near the scene told authorities that they had observed an unidentified teenager at the scene in possession of a gas can. After an investigation by the Kings County Sheriff's Department, the Hanford teen was arrested and booked into Kings County Juvenile Center.

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