On Friday, Hamburg police chief Greg Wickett offered a brief statement on his department’s involvement in yesterday’s reported Patrick Kane rape investigation.
“The town of Hamburg is investigating an incident that allegedly occurred at the residence of NHL player Patrick Kane last weekend,” Wickett said, adding that his department was still gathering information, waiting on the results of forensic testing, and would have no further comment.
Wickett then declined to answer any questions related to Kane or the investigation, telling reporters “you’re wasting your time.”
Kane, who lives in Hamburg during the offseason, reportedly had his residence searched by police over the weekend, per the Chicago Tribune:
Neighbors told the Tribune that three unmarked police cars descended upon Kane’s Hamburg home Sunday, and several plainclothes officers entered his house using flashlights.
At least one officer wore gloves and could be seen taking pictures in the front, said one witness, who asked not to be named.
Here’s a more comprehensive timeline of events thus far, per the Buffalo News:
• A young local woman has alleged that Kane, 26, took her to his Hamburg waterfront home and raped her after meeting her in a downtown Buffalo nightclub Saturday night or early Sunday.
• The alleged victim went to a local hospital, where she was examined for physical signs that she had been raped.
• The prosecutor assigned to the case is Roseanne Johnson, who specializes in sexual assault cases and heads the Special Victims Unit in the Erie County District Attorney’s Office.
More to follow...
