Ordered that judgment is affirmed.
We reject the defendant's contention that the arresting officer did not have probable cause to arrest him. A police officer is authorized to arrest a person when he has reasonable cause to believe that the person has committed a crime, whether in the officer's presence or not (CPL 140.10 [1] [b]). At the suppression hearing, the arresting officer testified that on the date of the defendant's arrest, the officer was assigned to work...
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