Patrick Kane Beats Up Cab Driver
Aug 11, 2009 - The attorney for a cab driver who says he was beaten up by Patrick is accused of teaming with his cousin to beat up a Buffalo, N.Y., cabbie.
Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane apologized Monday for the pain that he and a cousin beat up a.
Aug 18, 2009 - Instead, it was a subdued and contrite Patrick Kane who apologized Monday for an Aug. 9 altercation with a Buffalo cabdriver that led to his. I know when I was Patrick Kane s age, I did a couple of things I wouldn t want to talk about up Kane, 21, for allegedly beating and robbing 62-year-old cabdriver.
Sep 9, 2009 - BUFFALO, N.Y. Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane was charged with attacking a cab driver in his hometown Sunday, a beating that.
Aug 10, 2009 - Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane in May, during game three of the morning after an altercation with Jan Radecki, a 62-year-old taxi driver. Kane the dispute began after Radecki picked up the Kanes in a downtown Buffalo fare-beating, especially, he said, when college kids are in the cab.
Aug 9, 2009 - Aaron Besecker of the Buffalo News picks up the details: The pair allegedly punched the cab driver and grabbed money they had We are aware of the allegations towards Patrick Kane. 2016; Zajac has goal, 3 assists as Devils beat Senators: MIKE FARRELL Associated Press January 21, 2016.
Strange story developing this morning as Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane notes and his cousin were arrested in Buffalo after allegedly robbing and assaulting a cab driver over a fare dispute.
Aaron Besecker of the Buffalo News picks up the details:
Kane, 20, and James M. Kane, 21, were arrested about 5 a.m. on Eastwood Place, according to Buffalo police reports.
The pair allegedly punched the cab driver and grabbed money they had handed him after he told them he didn t have twenty cents in coins to give them their change, the report said.
Their fare was 13.80 and they handed the driver 15, according to a report.
The cab driver told police he was punched in the face and head, grabbed by the throat and had his glasses broken during the incident.
Kane and his cousin have been charged with second-degree robbery, fourth-degree criminal mischief and theft of services.
A native of Buffalo, Kane had just attended a press conference on Thursday with Mayor Byron W. Brown announcing funding for a local ice rink.
WIVB in Buffalo reports that an attorney for the Kanes entered a not guilty plea in City court.
Stick tap to Kukla for the find
UPDATE: Blackhawks director of media relations Brandon Faber sent along this statement from the team: We
are aware of the allegations towards Patrick Kane. He is a big part of our organization and a team leader and we stand behind him. As we are still collecting all the facts, it would be premature to comment further at this time.
UPDATE p.m. : WVIB TV in Buffalo has released Kane s mugshot:
Patrick Timothy Kane II born November 19, 1988, is an American professional ice. Kane warming up with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2009. around a.m. after allegedly punching cab driver Jan Radecki when he claimed to not have.
Aug 28, 2009 - Patrick Kane s legal troubles have been resolved. harassment charges after cabdriver Jan Radecki accused them of beating him and stealing.
Patrick Kane Arrested: Blackhawks Star Charged In Cab Driver Attack
BUFFALO, N.Y. Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane was charged with attacking a cab driver in his hometown Sunday, a beating that police said was triggered when the driver did not have 20 cents in change to give the player and his cousin.
Buffalo police said the 20-year-old Kane and his 21-year-old cousin, James Kane, had apparently caught a cab from the city s downtown nightclub district at about 4 a.m. The cab driver suffered cuts to his face and his glasses were damaged, police spokesman Michael DeGeorge said.
Both men were charged with felony robbery and misdemeanor counts of theft of services and criminal mischief. Patrick Kane pleaded not guilty in City Court on Sunday, WIVB-TV reported. It was not immediately clear when James Kane will appear in court.
The driver said he was punched and hit by both men because he did not have 20 cents in change to give them, according to the police report.
A message left at the home of Patrick Kane s parents was not immediately returned Sunday afternoon. Relatives who answered his grandfather s phone and his mother s cell phone declined to comment and could not say whether either Kane had an attorney.
A Blackhawks spokesman said the team is aware of the allegations against Kane.
He is a big part of our organization and a team leader and we stand behind him, spokesman Brandon Faber said. As we are still collecting all the facts, it would be premature to comment further at this time.
On Thursday, Patrick Kane was at a Buffalo ice rink where he played hockey as a child to help Mayor Byron Brown announce funding for improvements.
He said at the time he was happy to have time to hang out back home in Buffalo.
The best thing about it is my friends treat me like I m a regular kid, said Kane, the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL draft. They don t treat me like a celebrity or whatever they might treat me like in Chicago.
Kane played his first two NHL seasons with the Blackhawks and had 46 goals and 96 assists. He won the Calder Trophy, given to the league s best rookie, in 2008.
Associated Press writer Sophia Tareen in Chicago contributed to this report.
