People v. Ridley

The defendant’s contention that the police did not have probable cause to arrest him lacks merit. The defendant matched the description relayed over the police radio and was observed near the scene of the crime within 5 to 10 minutes after the occurrence. These facts, considered together with the defendant’s suspicious behavior in standing behind a bush counting money, provided the necessary predicate for a finding of probable cause to effectuate the defendant’s arrest (see, People v Lypka, 36 NY2d 210; People v Saylor, 113 AD2d 904; People v Messam, 112 AD2d 449).

Moreover, we reject the…