Articles Posted in Domestic Violence

According to the National Statistics of USA, 20 people are abused per minute by an inti8mte partner, husband, or ex-partner too. Men also experience different kinds of abuse however there number is less if compared to women. National Coalition Against Domestic Violence has described domestic violence as "intimidation, battery, sexual assault, and other abusive behavior"…

‘Stay at Home’ situations have increased the surge of Domestic Violence and Pennsylvania has not been an exception to the case. The courtroom hours have lessened and Sean Logue, a Pittsburgh Domestic Violence Lawyer believes that victims are now more reluctant to report a crime. The person accused of a domestic order charged against him or her…

One of the most common scenarios of domestic violence is what happens right in front of the officer. Generally, police make a snap judgment in the situation of domestic violence. Police might not have the knowledge about what has transpired before the event. In fact, you can face domestic violence charges if someone misinterprets the…

Stalking is defined as repeatedly communicating with or following another person so that it causes the other person a reasonable fear of bodily injury or severe emotional stress. Stalking is classified as either a third-degree felony or a first-degree misdemeanor. A first offense is considered a first-degree misdemeanor. This is the most serious misdemeanor classification. A…

A woman was kidnapped at gunpoint Monday from outside her home in Monroeville. She told police that five men kidnapped her then tied her to a chair inside an abandoned house in Pittsburgh’s Larimer section. She said she was being held for ransom but was able to escape when she was left unguarded for a…

A man from Hopewell Township was charged on Sunday with firing a round from a semiautomatic handgun at his wife while she sat in a vehicle that she had locked herself into. The woman had locked herself and a baby in the car to escape the man. Bond was set at $100,000 by District Judge…

A Chartiers Township man has been charged by state police with beating his girlfriend over the weekend. The alleged attack was carried out in front of the couple’s two-year-old child at their home. An arrest warrant was signed on Saturday by District Judge Gary Havelka. The warrant charges Damon C Bey of Griffith Avenue, age…