by admin | Oct 28, 2007 | News
Victims of domestic abuse have another avenue to escape their attackers, if only they know about it. It’s called the Safe at Home Address Confidentiality Program , a way to provide a substitute mailing address to victims of domestic violence, rape or stalking....
by admin | Jun 27, 2007 | Crime / Courts
A man accused of killing his wife and three children near Chicago has decided to fight extradition to Illinois and will remain in Missouri until at least the end of July. Attorney David Waltrip represents Christopher Vaughn in the extradition proceedings filed to move...
by admin | Jun 7, 2007 | Legislature
A new protection for victims of domestic abuse has been approved by the legislature. It’s called the "Safe at Home" act and was a top priority of Secretary of State Robin Carnahan. Safe at Home keeps the addresses of domestic...
by admin | Apr 11, 2007 | Crime / Courts
The state senate is prepared to pass a bill that keeps victims of sexual or domestic assault from being victimized again when they report the crime. The numbers reported by Senate leader Michael Gibbons are staggering to him—In 2005, Missouri had 15-hundred...
by admin | Sep 29, 2003 | Crime / Courts
The Public Service Commission says secrecy is one way to protect domestic abuse victims. Consider this scenario: an abused wife calls a domestic abuse hotline. Later, somebody from the domestic abuse shelter calls back but the abused woman is not at home. Later, her...