The man was arrested on charges that he threatened his wife with a gun during an argument and fired two shots inside their house with two children present.
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An Iowa City man was booked into Johnson County Jail early Wednesday, accused of entering the Lone Tree home of a woman he had lived with and beating her with a metal pole.
Laura Palumbo was stabbed 16 times by her boyfriend in 1995, but she was determined not to be a victim. She is a survivor, who changed her career path to help others deal with trauma.
A Marion man was arrested early Wednesday after shots were fired during a domestic distrubance on 16th Avenue police responded to a domestic violence report and shots fired call at an apartment complex on 16th Ave, Cedar Rapids.
Twenty people lost their lives to domestic violence in Iowa in 2021, the most in a decade.
The COVID-19 pandemic is being looked at as one cause of a surge in domestic violence during the past two years, but other factors are involved as well.
Police had responded to a call for a disturbance on the evening of Nov. 27, and found the victim had sustained bruises, broken ribs and a punctured lung. The individual had to receive emergency medical care and be hospitalized, according to a criminal complaint.
Shop for Shelter will take place Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Hy-Vee stores in Iowa City and Coralville, as well as Iowa City’s Fareway. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month.
New Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel has committed to improving his office’s response to domestic violence, including assigning detectives to follow up on all domestic violence arrests.
Domestic Violence Intervention Program will close offices in three cities, bracing for even more federal funding cuts
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