Opinion
March 11, 1991
Appeal from the County Court, Nassau County (Boklan, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, and the matter is remitted to the County Court, Nassau County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (5).
The defendant's contention that his statements to the police were involuntarily made, due to alleged psychological coercion by the police, is without merit. We find that the hearing court properly denied the defendant's motion to suppress these statements because they were made after the defendant knowingly and intelligently waived his rights (see, People v Jacques, 158 A.D.2d 949).
Moreover, the police had probable cause to arrest the defendant (see, People v Bigelow, 66 N.Y.2d 417). The police acted upon the sworn statement of an identified individual setting forth facts based on the affiant's personal observations, coupled with information from other individuals in the community which verified the reliability of the sworn statement (see, People v Hicks, 38 N.Y.2d 90; People v Bigelow, supra).
We have examined the defendant's remaining contention, and find it to be without merit (see, People v Cunningham, 153 A.D.2d 700). Bracken, J.P., Kunzeman, O'Brien and Ritter, JJ., concur.