{"id":482018,"date":"2026-10-01T21:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/482018\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T21:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:48:10","slug":"anaheim-woman-arrested-after-puppy-intentionally-run-over-in-santa-ana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/482018\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim woman arrested after puppy intentionally run over in Santa Ana"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 75-year-old woman has been busted after disturbing surveillance footage captured her allegedly luring her own puppy with food and running over it with her minivan<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n

Hahn Nguyen was taken into custody Thursday morning by Santa Ana Police Department and booked at the Santa Ana Jail for animal cruelty<\/a> and animal abandonment.<\/p>\n

Investigators tracked down the suspect using Automated License Plate Reader<\/a> technology, which led detectives to Nguyen\u2019s home in Anaheim.<\/p>\n

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Hahn Nguyen, 75, was arrested by Santa Ana Police Department detectives for animal cruelty and abandonment. Santa Ana Police Department<\/p>\n

Nguyen allegedly moved her vehicle, making the rear driver\u2019s-side tire roll over the pup.<\/p>\n

Nguyen allegedly kept her car parked on top of the pitbull for roughly 15 seconds before driving away, police said<\/p>\n

She admitted to owning and abandoning her nine-month-old pit bull named \u201cBlackey,\u201d authorities said.<\/p>\n

\u201cInvestigative leads, primarily using ALPR technology, helped detectives identify the vehicle, locate the suspect, and bring accountability for what happened to Blackey,\u201d the Santa Ana Police Department<\/a> said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The arrest follows a weekslong investigation into an incident that occurred around 9 a.m. on Sept. 8 near 926 W. Park Lane.<\/p>\n

Detectives identified her vehicle in connection with the abandonment of her 9-month-old pit bull Blackey.<\/p>\n

Nguyen was booked at the Santa Ana Jail in Orange County.<\/p>\n

A local resident initially alerted authorities after spotting the dead pit bull in the street, suspecting the dog had been intentionally killed.<\/p>\n

After extensive canvassing, detectives recovered home surveillance footage showing a woman arrive in an older-model Honda Odyssey, unload Blackey and set food under the driver\u2019s side of the minivan.<\/p>\n

As the puppy ate, Nguyen allegedly moved the vehicle, making the rear driver\u2019s-side tire roll over the pup.
She allegedly kept the car parked on top of the pitbull for roughly 15 seconds before driving away, police said.<\/p>\n

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