Boston Blotter: Weekends Are For Stabbing?

--We were looking at the weekend crime stats provided by the Boston Police Department and were surprised to see that there were eight non-fatal stabbings over the Easter weekend. Call us ignorant, but that seemed like a lot of stabbings. But last weekend's report also listed eight non-fatal stabbings (the report itself is confusing: the headline suggests that the numbers are for a 96 hour period, while the first paragraph says it covers 24 hours. It also gives February dates--despite being posted on March 18. We're assuming the data is an accurate weekend compilation despite the inconsistencies.)

Stabbings don't get the same kind of attention as gun violence, probably because they lead less often to homicides and there's less possibility of injury to bystanders. Unless you bring out a machete, a non-fatal stabbing doesn't make the news too often.

But shouldn't eight stabbings in a weekend be newsworthy? That's a lot of violence.

In other news:

--A Boston firefighter was arrested in Roxbury for allegedly attacking a woman and attacking the cops who took him in. [Boston Herald]

--Authorities arrested a man in Allston for allegedly driving without a license on Sunday morning--one hour after giving the man a warning for driving without a license and telling him to stop driving. The BPD festively entitled this incident, "Heed the Warning Dude!" [BPD News]

--A woman in Revere was allegedly trying to be helpful by bringing an apparent live grenade to the police station there. Bomb experts took care of the device and no charges will likely be filed. [Boston Globe]

All charges alleged until proven under law.