State Knife Laws, City & County Ordinances

[NY] 'Grandma' stabs roommate to death with screwdriver - cops - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
A 64-year-old Staten Island Island woman with a history of violence and drug arrests was arraigned Simday on charges she fatally stabbed an acquaintance repeatedly with a screwdriver, authorities said.
Ruth Wade, who was known in drug circles as "Grandma," was living with the victim and his wife in their Stapleton apartment after she was evicted from her own place, prosecutors said.
At some point last Thursday, she had a heated argument with the couple and plunged a screwdriver into Henry Showard's chest and back, killing him. ... read more...

[SC] Second suspect arrested in Florence knife attack - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
A Florence man was arrested Thursday after police said he and another suspect broke into a Vista Street home and attacked a man with a knife earlier this month, Florence Police Lt. James Rodgers said.
Carlos Sante Robinson, 28, of 815 Waverly Ave., Apt. F, is charged with first-degree burglary and assault and battery with intent to kill, Florence County Detention Center bookings reports show. ... read more...

[CA] Pregnant Capitola woman recovering from knife attack, baby is OK - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
CAPITOLA - The pregnant woman allegedly attacked Thursday evening by her intoxicated boyfriend is in good condition and her unborn child was unharmed, police said Friday afternoon.
The woman, who is not being identified because she was the victim of alleged domestic violence, was stabbed three times with a kitchen knife during an argument over her boyfriend's alcohol use, according to Capitola police detective Jason Grogan. ... read more...

[UK] Knife Law Britain - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
A KNIFE crime is committed in blade-crazy Britain every four minutes.
The annual tally of 130,000 offences has just been revealed by the British Crime Survey.
It is for England and Wales alone – and does NOT include murders or crimes committed by under-16s. ... read more...

[Japan] Japanese Police Seek Knife, Dagger Ban After Attack, Kyodo Says - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
July 18 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's National Police Agency is seeking a ban on double-edged knives, including daggers, after a stabbing spree left seven dead and 10 injured in a major Tokyo shopping district last month, Kyodo English News reported.
The agency will propose changes in the 1958 Firearm and Sword Control Law in the next session of parliament, Kyodo said, citing unidentified police officials. The bill will also strengthen measures against suspected stalkers, the report said. ... read more...

[PA] Officials: Jealousy led to knife attack - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Jealousy and rejection compelled a chemist from Horsham to attack two female co-workers with a 13-inch kitchen knife, authorities said Tuesday.
Now, Bhupesh Gupta Banala, 26, faces trial in Montgomery County Court on attempted homicide and other charges in connection with the July 8 attack at the women's residence in Blair Mill Apartments on Blair Mill Road in Horsham. ... read more...

[China] Beijing lawyers to defend suspect in Shanghai police attack - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Two lawyers have offered to defend Beijing man Yang Jia, who has been charged with the murders of six policemen and injuring another four in a knife attack in Shanghai two weeks ago.
   Yang's father reached an agreement with Beijing Xiongzhi Law Firm on Saturday, entrusting two of its lawyers to defend Yang. But the arrangement was yet to be confirmed by Yang himself, said Xiong Liesuo, one of the lawyers.
   Yang, 28, who allegedly attacked police in Zhabei District of Shanghai on July 1, is being prosecuted by the Shanghai Municipal People's Procuratorate.
   "A death sentence is likely, but that doesn't mean it's pointless to defend him," said Xiong, 40. ... read more...

[UK] Shocking figures show true scale of violent knife crime - Friday, July 18, 2008
The true scale of violent knife crime in Britain is revealed today - with one in five youngsters claiming they or their pals have been threatened in the past year.
An explosion of gangs is fuelling the blades epidemic, says a shock report.
And police figures to be released this morning are expected to show 25,000 stabbings were committed in England and Wales in the last 12 months. ... read more...

[CA] Police Seek Man Accused In Knife Attack - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
SAN DIEGO -- San Diego police searched Tuesday for a knife-wielding man who slashed the forehead of a 19-year-old as he exited a liquor store in Logan Heights.
The victim was emerging from the store in the 2200 block of Imperial Avenue around 5 p.m. Monday when the stranger walked up and said something like, "What do you think of this?" He then pulled a knife from his pocket and slashed the victim across his forehead, San Diego police Sgt. Bob Dare said. ... read more...

[MA] Drug defendant apprehended - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
... The front seat passenger, Jefferson, was asked to step from the car so it could be towed. As he exited, an officer saw a large black knife sticking out of Jefferson’s pants pocket. They frisked him and observed the blade’s handle was larger than three inches, violating the city’s knife laws.
Sara Calman, 26, of 23 Cypress St. in Salem, was arrested and charged on an existing warrant for distribution of a Class B substance (crack cocaine) and distribution within a school zone (Saltonstall).
Joshua Jefferson, 24, of 35 Salem St. in Salem, was arrested and charged with violation a city knife ordinance. ... read more...

[MN] Son faces charges for knife attack on his father - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
An 18-year-old man attacked his father with a knife Wednesday when the man took the TV remote control away and refused to give it back to his son, police said.
Jeffrey Dennis Miller was arrested and referred to the Winona County Attorney’s Office for charges of domestic assault and assault with a dangerous weapon.
Police were dispatched to the Westgate Motel at 1501 Service Drive at about 5 p.m., Wednesday on a report of a father and son fighting. Upon arrival, Miller admitted he wasn’t taking his medication for attention deficit disorder, and it made it difficult for him to control his anger, according to the police report. Police said Miller grabbed a serrated knife and swung at his 57-year-old father, cutting him on the arm and leg. The father suffered only a couple scratches, Winona Police Sgt. Chris Nelson said. ... read more...

[UK] Knife crime claims 60 victims a day - Sunday, July 13, 2008
The Sunday Telegraph has obtained data from 33 of the 43 forces in England and Wales, covering more than four-fifths of the population. The figures show that 20,803 serious knife crimes were recorded in the year to March, or 56 per day.
Allowing for forces that did not provide figures, the nationwide total is expected to be about 25,000. If Scotland and Northern Ireland attacks were included, it would be even higher.
The count includes only murders, stabbings where blood is spilt, and knife-point muggings. If less-serious crimes such as threats or illegal possession were included, the figures would be much higher. ... read more...

[MA] Trial set in knife attack on woman in her home - Thursday, July 10, 2008
WORCESTER— A Sept. 15 trial date has been set in Worcester Superior Court for a 24-year-old man accused of assaulting a Southbridge woman with a knife in her bedroom after breaking into her home.
Deric Allen of 221 Everett St., Southbridge, is being held in lieu of $500,000 cash bail on charges of armed burglary, assault with intent to rape, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in the case. Police and prosecutors allege that Mr. Allen broke into a 22-year-old woman’s home on Central Street in Southbridge during the early-morning hours of Dec. 16, 2006, made his way to the woman’s upstairs bedroom and jumped on her bed armed with a knife. ... read more...

[TN] Two charged in billy club, knife attack - Thursday, July 10, 2008
One man faces charges he attacked an acquaintance with a billy club and a knife and the would-be victim in the case was arrested after he allegedly admitted to destroying the knife used in the assault on him, according to sheriff's department reports.
Robbie Collins, 45, Bullock Trailer Park, faces felony counts of reckless endangerment and aggravated assault for his role in the incident that took place last Monday around 2:30 p.m. ... read more...

[UK] Baffling knife laws to be rewritten - Thursday, July 10, 2008
Downing Street is examining plans for a fundamental overhaul of knife and gun laws amid claims that the current legislation is a “convoluted mess” which even police officers struggle to understand.
The proposals include new penalties for possessing replica weapons and scrapping the 3in rule on knives that means only larger blades are banned from the street.
The review follows a wave of gang-related violence and the murders of 18 teenagers this year in London, including that of Ben Kinsella, brother of former EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella, a week ago. ... read more...

[HI] Kalihi knife-attack suspect charged - Thursday, July 10, 2008
Prosecutors yesterday charged a 22-year-old man in connection with two separate knife attacks in Kalihi late Tuesday night.
Jackson Jacky, who listed no permanent local address, was charged with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault and first-degree terroristic threatening. His bail is $40,000.
Jacky was involved in separate confrontations with different groups of men. He allegedly stabbed a 25-year-old man in the first incident at 11:40 p.m. near the intersection of Middle and Rose streets. ... read more...

[WI] Man’s ear severed in knife attack - Thursday, July 10, 2008
RACINE — A 45-year-old man received serious stabbing and slashing wounds during an fight late Friday night in the 1200 block of Center Street, city police said.
Bernard Burns of Racine was taken to Wheaton Franciscan All Saints hospital, 3801 Spring St., after the attack that was reported at 10:40 p.m. Police said Burns suffered a partially severed ear and several stab wounds to the forearm. He required 40 stitches and/or staples to close his wounds, police reports indicate. His condition was not known at press time. ... read more...

[NY] Sayville man charged in stabbing - Thursday, July 03, 2008
A Sayville man was arrested and charged Tuesday with the attempted murder of a 53-year-old man, stabbed 19 times Monday at the Sayville railroad station platform, police said.
The injured man remained hospitalized in critical condition, police said. ... read more...

[MD] Trial opens in stabbing of teen in Columbia - Thursday, July 03, 2008
A teenager on trial for his role in a knife attack on another teen outside a Columbia mall should not face an attempted-murder charge because he was not the one who stabbed the victim, the defendant's attorney argued yesterday.
The only crime committed by Cordero Dante Taylor, 16, was drug possession, Taylor's attorney, Gabriel A. Terrasa, said during opening statements in Howard County Circuit Court. ... read more...

[WA] Sketch released of knife-wielding intruder - Thursday, July 03, 2008
EVERETT – Police are looking for help finding a man who reportedly broke into an Everett apartment early Sunday and attacked a man who was sleeping on a couch.
On Monday, Snohomish County sheriff’s detectives released a sketch of the man and asked anyone who recognized the drawing to call police. ... read more...

[SC] Warrant: Accused Killer Planned To Attack Officers - Thursday, July 03, 2008
PICKENS, S.C. -- The man accused of killing Clemson student Tiffany Souers is also accused of crafting a knife out of a broken radio so he could injure detention center officers.
The Greenville News reported that a warrant in Jerry Inman's file says he used a broken radio to make a knife for the sole purpose of injuring a detention center officer. ... read more...

[OH] Soltis sought for trial in knife attack on girlfriend - Thursday, July 03, 2008
Marshals are looking for Kevin Soltis to stand trial on a felonious assault charge.
Soltis, 47, is accused of stabbing his longtime girlfriend with a 4-inch steak knife, Deputy Marshal Brian Koerbel said.
The woman is still recovering from the wounds, Koerbel said. ... read more...

[OK] Two Injured In Family Knife Attack - Thursday, July 03, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Two people were injured when a family member attacked them with a box knife early Saturday in Oklahoma City, police said.
Investigators said it happened about 1:30 a.m. during an argument at a home near Southeast 59th Street and Sooner Road. ... read more...

[Canada] Man gets 30 months for brutal knife attack - Thursday, July 03, 2008
A Winnipeg man who stabbed his victim in the neck, chest and face -- blinding him in one eye -- has been sentenced to 30 months in prison.
Eugene Johnson, 30, broke down in tears Wednesday after his plea for a conditional sentence to be served in the community was rejected. ... read more...

[VA] Battlefield Ford salesman knifed while on the job - Thursday, July 03, 2008
A longtime salesman at Battlefield Ford on U.S. 250 in the Pantops area suffered numerous cuts in a knife attack Wednesday morning, allegedly at the hands of a former co-worker.
The 59-year-old victim, whose name was not available, was sitting in his office at about 9:30 a.m. when the attacker entered, according to dealership General Manager Shawn Fanan, who was told what happened by employees who witnessed the attack.
The attacker “brought a bag and said, ‘Here, I’ve got something for you,” then pulled a knife and started slashing the victim, Fanan said. He said the assailant cut the 35-year veteran salesman in the neck, head and arms before co-workers overpowered him. ... read more...

[ME] Cote sentenced to jail in near-fatal stabbing - Thursday, July 03, 2008
ELLSWORTH — A former Bar Harbor man will spend four years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to an elevated aggravated assault charge for stabbing a female friend in April of 2007.
Zenith “Zee” Cote, 62, entered the guilty plea in Hancock County Superior Court. Justice William Anderson sentenced Mr. Cote to 12 years in prison, with all but four years suspended. Mr. Cote will have to serve four years probation upon his release.
Mr. Cote pleaded guilty to attacking 41-year-old Lisa Curtis of Bar Harbor and stabbing her with a knife on April 21 of last year. Ms. Curtis suffered a punctured lung and intestine in the attack. The elevated aggravated assault charge is the equivalent of attempted murder. ... read more...

[IL] Woman charged in Swiss Army knife attack - Thursday, July 03, 2008
Tasha Johnson, 22, of the 1200 block of East Wilson Street, Batavia, was charged with felony aggravated battery and misdemeanor domestic battery after she waited for her husband at his Aurora address at 2:32 a.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of California Avenue, the Kane County state's attorney's office said. Johnson is separated from her 22-year-old husband, prosecutors said. When he came home with another woman, she pulled out a Swiss Army knife and stabbed him in the palm, prosecutors said. ... read more...

[NY] Jury finds NY detective justified in shooting - Wednesday, June 25, 2008
NEW YORK - A Brooklyn jury has ruled that a police detective was justified in shooting a knife-wielding man at his mother's home.
The New York Law Department says the Monday verdict was 6-1 in favor of the city and the detective in the civil lawsuit filed by the man's mother. ... read more...

[NY] Police make arrest in Times Square stabbing - Wednesday, June 25, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) — A man is in critical condition at a Manhattan hospital after he was stabbed repeatedly on the street in Times Square.
Police say they have arrested a 37-year-old Manhattan man on charges of attempted murder, first-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon in the Monday morning attack. ... read more...

[MA] Another knife found at Kennedy Middle School - Wednesday, June 25, 2008
WALTHAM — Kennedy Middle School experienced another lockdown Friday when a folding knife was found by an office.
Lockers were searched an the only questionable items found were a cake knife and scissors. The student who brought the cake knife, as well as a cake - both items are prohibited - had his mother call the school and explain it was for the final couple days of classes. ... read more...

[OR] Two men held in Eugene stabbings - Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Eugene police arrested two men early Saturday morning after a downtown knife attack left a third man and a teenage boy with stab wounds.
Both victims were taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene for treatment. Thomas Kingsley Sisk, 18, was stabbed repeatedly during the attack, which happened about 1:52 a.m. The 16-year-old was stabbed as he tried to intervene, witnesses told police. ... read more...

[CA] Canyon Country Man Arrested For Knife Attack - Wednesday, June 25, 2008
A Canyon Country man was arrested Thursday afternoon after stabbing a 17-year old male in Stevenson Ranch in a heated argument over a girl.
The incident occurred outside of a Starbucks in the Westridge Shopping Center at the corner of The Old Road and Valencia Boulevard in Stevenson Ranch.
The victim, whose name was not released, apparently confronted the suspect regarding comments made to the victim’s girlfriend, which prompted the two men to start fighting. The suspect, Elijah Dejahn Brown, 18, brandished a knife and stabbed the victim several times before fleeing the scene. ... read more...

[FL] State Releases Video Of Knife Attack At Tampa Homeless Shelter - Wednesday, June 25, 2008
TAMPA - Prosecutors have released a video of the stabbing of a homeless man this year that resulted in a charge of felony attempted murder.
Dwight Earl Bonds, 42, no known address, has been in Orient Road Jail since his arrest in April, with bail set at $50,000. He is scheduled to be tried on the attempted-murder charge in August, online court records state. No plea has been entered, according to these records. ...[video available at link] ...
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[PA] Dominoes game leads to alleged knife attack - Wednesday, June 25, 2008
A 45-year-old man got into a fight with another man during a game of dominoes, then pulled out a knife and slashed at two other men who tried to break up the fight, Allentown police said.
Anibal Robledo, no current address, was arrested at N. Meadow and Washington streets after he fled on his bike. ... read more...