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Kraft ‘polite,’ talked football when police stopped him

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with the Lombardi Trophy following the Patriots’ victory in Super Bowl 53.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with the Lombardi Trophy following the Patriots’ victory in Super Bowl 53.(Jim Davis /Globe Staff)

WEST PALM BEACH — Robert K. Kraft flashed one of his Super Bowl rings and asked a Jupiter police officer if he was a fan of the Miami Dolphins when the Patriots owner was stopped in Florida moments after he allegedly paid two women to perform a sex act on him, according to court records.

“Robert Kraft was very polite and respectful during the whole process . . . [he] asked the [officer] if he was a Dolphins fan,’’ prosecutors wrote. “He then told the officer he was the owner of the Patriots . . . and showed his Super Bowl ring.”

Kraft also mentioned that he was heading to Kansas City the next day, where the Patriots were scheduled to play the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game. The officer did not know who Kraft was prior to stopping him, prosecutors wrote.