By Aimee Burnett, KMVT.com January is National Stalker Awareness Month. More than 26 million adults are stalked every year in the U.S. “There’s people being stalked that don’t even realize it’s happening to them,” said Pam Harris, Mini-Cassia Shelter. 1 in 6 women have experienced stalking at one point in their lifetime and about 1 …
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Dec 15 2011
AU: Every move you make
By Ian Munro, The Age He was a spurned lover who hired a helicopter to trail his former partner. Another bought so much surveillance equipment – high-powered cameras, vehicle-tracking devices and microphones – to stalk his ex-wife that he finally went into business as a private detective. For 42 years a woman harassed a doctor …
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Dec 31 2010
New scheme to protect Glasgow NHS staff from stalkers
from BBC News Scotland’s biggest health board has become the first in Scotland to develop a zero tolerance policy on stalking. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC), which has 44,000 employees, created the policy after incidents where staff faced “unwanted and intrusive contact”. In some cases staff were followed, secretly photographed and harassed. The policy …
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Jul 12 2010
New Protections for VA Victims of Stalking, Family Abuse
Press Release from Public News Service Of the 14 new public safety laws that have taken effect in Virginia this month, one will provide extended protections to victims of domestic violence and stalking. Susheela Varky, an attorney with the Virginia Poverty Law Center, says the new law will make gaining protection much easier for victims …
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Jan 13 2010
Study: 1 In 12 Women, 1 In 45 Men Stalked
from TheIndyChannel.com Thousands of central Indiana victims are among the 3.4 million people in the U.S. affected by stalking each year. Stalking can take many forms, from unwanted gifts, visits, text messages, and e-mails to assault — actions that can happen anywhere. As part of National Stalking Awareness Month, victims’ advocates in Indianapolis hope to …
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Aug 03 2009
Protection From Abuse Orders (PFAs): Why a simple piece of paper isn’t enough
By Cindy Scharr, Rse Quinn and Marlene DiGiacomo, The Delaware County Daily Times They met only once, but 23-year-old Andrea Arrington’s fear left an impression on Ridley Township Detective Lt. Scott Willoughby. Arrington, joined by two concerned girlfriends, had shown up at Ridley Township Police Headquarters about three weeks ago. She wanted authorities to know …
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Jul 30 2009
Threat of stalking deserves more attention
By Jenice Armstrong, Philadelphia Daily News Stalkers, often seemingly nice guys who refuse to take no for an answer, are the single woman’s nightmare. You most likely know of someone who has been terrorized by someone who just won’t leave them alone. Public figures are frequent targets. In April, actor Jamie Foxx fought off a …
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