Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We find no merit to the defendant's contention that his confession should be suppressed as the product of an unlawful arrest. Once the police were told by identified citizens that they saw the defendant commit a crime, they had probable cause to arrest the defendant (see, People v Butler,
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