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Tular County, California (KFSN) – The deputies of the Sheriff of Tulare County examine a possible domestic dispute in Springville.

A man called to report that someone entered his house on Highway 190 near Bridge Drive, and began to physically attack the man's ex-girlfriend.

The man who called the authorities tried to intervene, but the suspect had threatened to stab him.

The investigators say that the suspect, 49-year-old Steve Almanza, had forced the woman to go with him.

The MPs say that the incident occurred on Saturday before 7 p.m., but was only reported after midnight.

If you are the victim of a domestic abuse or know someone it is, there is help around the clock. Call the Marjaree Mason Center at Fresno County at (559) 233-4357. Call the national hotline for domestic violence at all other locations under (800) 799-7233.