The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. The police had reasonable suspicion to pursue defendant based upon his sudden, unprovoked flight from a lawfully stopped vehicle, shortly after the driver, upon the approach of the police, had made a suspicious gesture in defendant's direction strongly indicating an effort to secrete something (see e.g. People v Rivera,
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