Opinion
August 22, 1991
Appeal from the County Court of Ulster County (Vogt, J.).
Contrary to defendant's contention, County Court properly denied defendant's motion to suppress the contraband taken from the trunk of the vehicle. Based on reliable information supplied by an informant and their own observations of defendant's actions, the police had probable cause to believe that a crime had been committed and therefore to arrest defendant (see, People v Hines, 155 A.D.2d 722, 725, lv denied 76 N.Y.2d 736; People v Brown, 151 A.D.2d 199, 203, lv denied 75 N.Y.2d 768). The subsequent search of the entire vehicle at the police station, including the trunk, was then proper to look for further evidence relating to the crime (see, People v Ellis, 62 N.Y.2d 393, 398; People v Ali, 131 A.D.2d 857, 859, affd 71 N.Y.2d 1010).
Mahoney, P.J., Weiss, Yesawich Jr., Crew III and Harvey, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.