People v. Irizarry

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

*892The police officer’s observations of the defendant in this case provided him with an "objective credible reason” to approach the defendant and ask him questions about his destination and identity (see, People v Hollman, 79 NY2d 181 [decided today]; People v De Bour, 40 NY2d 210, 223). The police officer’s request to search the defendant’s bag was improper, however, because it was not based on a "founded suspicion that criminal activity [was] afoot” (People v Hollman, supra, at 191; People v De Bour, supra,…