Opinion
September 29, 2000.
Appeal from Judgment of Ontario County Court, Henry, Jr., J. — Criminal Mischief, 4th Degree.
PRESENT: PIGOTT, JR., P. J., WISNER, SCUDDER AND LAWTON, JJ.
Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
The contention of defendant that the police lacked reasonable suspicion to stop his van is without merit. The officer was authorized to stop defendant's vehicle based on her receipt of information from the dispatcher that the van had recently been involved in criminal activity at a car wash in Bloomfield ( see generally, People v. Sobotker, 43 N.Y.2d 559, 564). Contrary to the further contention of defendant, the police had probable cause to arrest him based on complainant's identification. Finally, defendant's van was properly searched. The automobile exception to the warrant requirement authorizes the search of a vehicle when the police have probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains contraband, evidence of a crime or a weapon ( see, People v. Goss, 204 A.D.2d 984, 985, lv denied 84 N.Y.2d 826).