Defendant's contention that the trial court improperly closed the courtroom during the testimony of the arresting officer, who had been reassigned to undercover narcotics duty, is unpreserved for appellate review, since defense counsel never objected to the closure and never even challenged the officer's testimony that his safety would be endangered by testifying in open court (People v Brown,
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