Share this @internewscast.com
<div class="js-react-hydrator" data-component-name="YouTube" data-component-id="5247" data-component-props="{"itemType":"video","index":0,"contentListType":"embed","code":"

","type":"video","meta":{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUJV-9wvdB8","type":"video","version":"1.0","title":"Violence at Home #SignalForHelp","author":"Canadian Women’s Foundation","author_url":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCis6uSmDQvec0ZR48xboShA","provider_name":"YouTube","description":"Isolation can increase the risk of domestic violence at home. If this is the case for you, use this hand signal on a video call to show you need help. If someone gives you this hand signal on a video call, visit canadianwomen.org/signal-for-help to learn how to check in safely and find support resources in your community. #SignalForHelp #COVID19\n\nWebsite: https://canadianwomen.org/ \n\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CanadianWomensFoundation/ \n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/cdnwomenfdn \n\nLinkedin: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/the-canadian-women%27s-foundation \n\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/canadianwomensfoundation \n\nYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CanadianWomenFdn \n\nDONATE TODAY to help women and girls struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic: https://secure2.convio.net/cadwf/site/Donation2?df_id=2000&2000.donation=form1&mfc_pref=T&s_locale=en_CA","thumbnail_url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nUJV-9wvdB8/maxresdefault.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":720,"cache_age":86400,"options":{"_start":{"label":"Start from","value":"","placeholder":"ex.: 11, 1m10s"},"_end":{"label":"End on","value":"","placeholder":"ex.: 11, 1m10s"},"_cc_load_policy":{"label":"Closed captions","value":false},"click_to_play":{"label":"Hold load & play until clicked","value":false}}},"fullBleed":false,"flags":[],"enhancements":{},"options":{"theme":"news","device":"desktop","editionInfo":{"id":"us","name":"U.S.","link":"https://www.huffpost.com","locale":"en_US"},"slideshowAd":{"scriptTags":[],"otherHtml":""},"slideshowEndCard":{"scriptTags":[{"attribs":{},"scriptBody":"\r\n (function(){\r\n var c = document.getElementById(‘taboola-endslate-thumbnails’);\r\n c.id += ‘-‘ + Math.round(Math.random()*1e16);\r\n \r\n var taboolaParams = {\r\n loader: \"//cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/aol-huffingtonpost/loader.js\",\r\n mode: \"thumbnails-b\",\r\n container: c.id,\r\n placement: \"Endslate Thumbnails\",\r\n target_type: \"mix\"\r\n };\r\n \r\n if (typeof window.modulousQueue === \"function\") {\r\n \twindow.modulousQueue.add(function(){ doTaboola(taboolaParams); });\r\n } else {\r\n \tdoTaboola(taboolaParams);\r\n }\r\n }());\r\n"}],"otherHtml":"

"},"isMapi":false,"isAmp":false,"isMt":false,"entryId":"6188737ae4b0c8666bde4395","entryTagsList":"kentucky,tiktok,","sectionSlug":"crime","deptSlug":"politics-news","sectionRedirectUrl":null,"subcategories":"","isWide":false,"headerOverride":null,"noVideoAds":false,"isNative":false,"commercialVideo":{"provider":"custom","site_and_category":"us.crime","package":null},"isHighline":false,"vidibleConfigValues":{"cid":"60afc111dcf87c2cd2f5d8bf","overrides":{"front_page_top_videos":{"desktop":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","mobileweb":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d"},"top_media":{"desktop":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","mobile":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"anthology":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"content":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"}},"playerUpdates":{"5668ae6ee4b0b5e26955d6a6":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","56aa41bae4b091744c0440d8":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81","5841b2b5cc52c716ec6e5a7f":"60b8e355cdd90620331ba185","58b5e2b8d85a10302feee895":"60b64316b171b7444beafdb2","58b74698f78ced31417819ae":"60b8e5bec5449357a7ad9b52","58b74ccecebcea57e2c3a3d1":"60b8e5eac5449357a7ad9ca5","58cff690d85a100b9992bc39":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","58cffb3fb6d9b972a49a3c9d":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","58cffdd74d96935d7d6ec180":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","58d03a84f78ced6518eb2fa7":"60b643c82e76be41f112735c","592edf20e0fa177b0c26f7fd":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","5b35266b158f855373e28256":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","5c116f29f79c4171d82b7c2a":"60b64440b171b7444beb040b","5c1170fc600c9a697bf0c6b9":"60b646102e76be41f1127ffc","5c47791afa1b317df8ae0c4f":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","5c477987a6b48b35f164773d":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","5c4779ee943c3c2a64f28371":"60b8e747cdd90620331bb861","5c477a26fcd67b26879bc7c2":"60b8e788c5449357a7ada67b","5d8921a78c3ae845f366c9b6":"60ae7be5f3a7c13a30417ff9","58b98b00ba82aa39a6534321":"60d0de7c9340d7032ad1146c","58b9d14cb6d9b96c9ec32af3":"60d0dec19340d7032ad115a0","58cff8eccebcea42931e0436":"60d0e005b627221e9d819d44","592edf5de0fa177b0c26f95b":"60d0e38fb627221e9d81adcf","58cff72fd85a100b9992c112":"60d0e447b627221e9d81b0da","56b4d34fe4b022697697c400":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","60b8e4c0c5449357a7ad957d":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81"}},"customAmpComponents":[],"ampAssetsUrl":"https://amp.assets.huffpost.com","videoTraits":null,"positionInUnitCounts":{"buzz_head":{"count":0},"buzz_body":{"count":0},"buzz_bottom":{"count":0}},"cetUnit":"buzz_body"}}”>

[embedded content]

A missing teenager was rescued by sheriff’s deputies after she used an “I need help” hand gesture widely disseminated on TikTok to signal a passing motorist, law enforcement officials reported.

The driver who spotted the teen signaling to him from the back of another car on a Kentucky highway last week called 911 and continued to follow the vehicle to update deputies on its location, according to a statement from the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department.

The 16-year-old girl, who had been missing from her home in North Carolina for days, used the gesture developed by women’s groups as a way to surreptitiously signal for aid in domestic violence situations, according to officials.

“The complainant … noticed a female passenger in the vehicle making hand gestures that are known on the social media platform TikTok to represent violence at home,” the sheriff’s statement read.

The signal involves holding up a hand, palm out, in a “stop” gesture, then closing the hand with the thumb inside.

The teen also appeared to be “in distress,” the driver reported.

Police stopped the car as it exited the highway and arrested the driver, James Herbert Brick of Cherokee, North Carolina, on suspicion of “unlawful imprisonment,” officials said.

According to the teen, she had been taken by Brick through North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio, states the sheriff’s department release.

“We don’t know how long coming down the interstate from Ohio that she had been doing this to other motorists, hoping that they would notice that she was in distress. Finally, someone did recognize” the gestures, Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo told CNN affiliate WYMT.

Source: huffpost

Share this @internewscast.com
You May Also Like

Texas Man Admits to Killing Missing Flight Attendant and Disposing Body Off Bridge

A Texas man has been charged with killing his flight attendant roommate…

Tragic Update: Missing Teen’s Body Discovered in Landfill Months Later

A body found at a Minnesota landfill on Saturday is a 16-year-old…

Uncertainty Lingers Over Jeffrey Epstein Records Amid Allegations of ‘Thousands’ of Videos

It was a surprising statement from Attorney General Pam Bondi as the…

Emily Pike: Tragic Details Emerge After Police Discover Young Indigenous Girl’s Death as a Murder and Dismemberment

The cause of death for Arizona teen Emily Pike has been confirmed,…

Mexican National Imprisoned for Unlawfully Returning to the U.S.

Press release from the U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Florida Updated at…

States Accuse Trump Administration of Illegally Reducing Youth Mental Health Funds

President Donald Trump addresses the media alongside Elon Musk in the Oval…

Man Accused of Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend 12 Times in Front of Her Children, Drives Himself to Hospital for Hand Wound: Police Report

Background: JFK Medical Center in Atlantis, Fla., where Courtney Anderson went after…

“Avoid Running Straight: Here’s Why”

Inset: President Donald Trump speaking to reporters at Dade-Collier Training and Transition…

Attractive Teacher with 55 Charges Wishes to Move Near Student Alleged in Abuse Case

On Wednesday, a judge in DuPage County, Illinois, rejected a plea from…

Girlfriend Uncovers and Reports Mass Shooting Plot: Police

Isaiah Oglesby (left) and James Thomas Goolsby (Pinellas County Sheriff”s Office). Two…

Former Marine Fatally Shot While Protecting Fiancée: Police Report

Insets, from left to right: Marko Cinan and Justin Joshua Guzman (Houston…

Police Criticize Efforts for ‘Inclusive’ Plaque by January 6 Rioters

Left: Harry Dunn, former Capitol Police Officer, speaking at the Principles First…