A man was arrested outside a California convenience store after a woman used a hand signal to alert someone that she was in danger and needed help. The incident occurred at a 7-Eleven in Alhambra, ...

The hand signal, now viral on Instagram, involves tucking your fingers over your thumb to reportedly alert someone you need help. To stream WFMY News 2 on your phone, you need the WFMY News 2 app.

The woman gave the “signal for help” behind her back, Alhambra police said, according to The Los Angeles Times. The signal: tucking the thumb into the palm with the fingers closed on top of the thumb.

BEECH GROVE, Ind. — A hand signal – and the medics who recognized it – are credited with saving a woman in a domestic violence situation early Monday morning in Beech Grove. Rodney Hamm has been a ...