Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that his arrest was illegal. We find, however, that the police had probable cause to arrest the defendant as the totality of the information known to the officers, together with the reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom, would clearly warrant a prudent person to believe that the defendant had committed a crime (see, People v Simmons,
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