People v. Wiggins

On February 6, 1991, Police Sergeant Keith Risorto received a telephone call from the complainant, alerting him that she had just seen the man who had robbed her on January 16, 1991, standing on the corner of Broadway and Eldert Street in Brooklyn. When Sergeant Risorto arrived to investigate, the complainant described the suspect, along with his clothing, and pointed out the abandoned building that she had seen him enter. Under these circumstances, it was not inappropriate for the police to enter the building — which turned out to be crowded with individuals using crack cocaine — and lead…