Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Alhambra Police Department said in an Aug. 31 social media post that officers were responding to a 911 call "regarding ...

A man was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence after a woman used a social media-driven hand gesture asking for help at a 7-Eleven store in Southern California, authorities said. Officers ...

ALHAMBRA, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) - Authorities in Southern California say a good Samaritan helped a woman escape a domestic violence situation at a convenience store. In this case, the woman used hand ...

BEECH GROVE, Ind. — A hand signal – and the medics who recognized it – are credited with saving a woman in a domestic violence situation early Monday morning in Beech Grove. Rodney Hamm has been a ...

The woman gave the “signal for help” behind her back, Alhambra police said, according to The Los Angeles Times. The signal: tucking the thumb into the palm with the fingers closed on top of the thumb.

“People do want to help. They reach out about how they can help and support survivors, and the fact that someone understood what the message was is amazing to me,” Carmen McDonald, executive director ...