People v. Gefell

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: County Court properly determined that defendant’s warrantless arrest was supported by probable cause. The arresting officer received a radio report that a blue, full-size Ford van with handicapped license plates had been stolen and was parked outside an address in the City of Batavia. Upon arriving at that address, the officer observed defendant standing beside the open driver’s side door of a van matching the description in the radio report. As the officer approached, defendant walked away quickly and entered a resi*974dence. The motor of the van…