Using the Internet and social media sites is of tremendous benefit for many Americans. Social media allows us the ability to keep in contact with distant friends and share some of our more intimate personal experiences with others. Unfortunately, social media can be a knife that cuts both ways. Internet sites like Facebook, Twitter and […]
Living with a verbally abusive or physically violent spouse can be difficult under any conditions. Those situations can become even more unbearable when children are involved. Some parents feel that their only option may be to take their kids and flee in order to ensure their safety. After all, Phoenix area residents have only to […]
Arizona is scheduled to receive a sizable federal grant that is aimed at reducing domestic violence throughout state. Earlier this month, the mayor of Youngtown, Arizona, announced that the United States Department of Justice has awarded a grant to the Maricopa Association of Governments. The $108,000 grant is slated to be administered through MAG’s office […]
Arizona residents who have been victims of domestic violence in their relationships or marriages may be alarmed to learn that the National Rifle Association has launched a battle to prevent passage of federal legislation prohibiting convicted stalkers and batterers from buying firearms. Existing federal laws prohibit those with misdemeanor domestic violence convictions from buying guns. The bill […]
On May 25, Maricopa, Arizona, police alleged that one of their own officers committed a domestic assault against his wife and teen son. Police arrived at the couple’s home around 4:00 a.m. after receiving a call. According to police, the defendant’s 43-year-old wife told them that the defendant had caused her to fall by shoving […]
