Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contentions, the hearing court properly concluded that his arrest was supported by probable cause. It is well settled that information provided by an identified citizen accusing another individual of a specific crime is legally sufficient to provide the police with probable cause to arrest (see, People v Newton,
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