Hahn Nguyen runs over puppy in Orange County, California

An elderly Orange County, California, woman was arrested for dumping a puppy on the street and running over it with a minivan.

A Ring camera caught Hahn Nguyen, 75, of Anaheim, pulling over her minivan in a Santa Ana neighborhood, putting her 9-month-old pitbull mix puppy on the pavement, dumping a pile of dog food, and driving off.

As Nguyen drove away, she ran over the puppy, paused as the tire was on top of the dog, and then drove off.

The Santa Ana Police Department used a license plate reader technology to identify and locate Nguyen.

According to the Orange County Register, Nguyen’s boyfriend was annoyed that the puppy was chewing his shoes.

Hahn Nguyen planned to abandon the dog at a park. She told police that she did not intentionally run over the puppy.

Police took Hahn Nguyen into custody on charges of Animal Cruelty and Animal Abandonment.

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The Orange County Register reported:

A 75-year-old woman was arrested Thursday, Oct. 1 after an automatic license plate reader helped Santa Ana police identify her minivan as the vehicle seen running over a puppy on surveillance footage.

Hahn Nguyen of Anaheim was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty and animal abandonment and booked into the Santa Ana Jail, according to police.

Her 9-month-old black and white pit bull, Blackey, died after he was run over by a minivan in Santa Ana on Sept. 8.

A minivan was seen running over the dog and staying on top of him for about 15 seconds in surveillance footage shared by police, who asked the public for help identifying the car or the woman in it. Using the license plate reader technology, police were able to identify the vehicle and arrest Nguyen on Oct. 1.

Nguyen admitted to owning and abandoning the dog, and police found the vehicle in her garage, Santa Ana police said.