It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: On appeal from an order suppressing evidence seized from defendant along with statements that he made to the police, the People contend that the warrantless search of defendant was permissible. As the People correctly contend, the police may lawfully arrest a person for violating an ordinance and conduct a search incident to that arrest (see People v Canal,
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