—Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Pizzuto, J.), rendered September 1, 1981, convicting him of robbery in the first degree (two counts), robbery in the second degree (two counts) and assault in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing, of defendant’s motion to suppress identification testimony and his inculpatory statement.
Judgment affirmed.
On July 11, 1980, at approximately 1:00 p.m., two men entered complainant’s grocery store. Complainant observed them walk toward the rear of the store, and they then approached him. One of the men produced a handgun, and
In the interim, two police officers had responded to a call regarding a robbery in progress at the grocery store. The complainant described the perpetrators as "two male blacks, one with braided hair” and indicated the directions in which they had fled. The officers then received a radio call reporting two police officers in pursuit of a "male fitting that description”, and they then proceeded to a location two blocks away, at which point they were directed north by bystanders who had observed the chase. They ultimately reached the laundromat, where complainant’s brother pointed out defendant as the perpetrator. The officer then placed defendant under arrest, handcuffed him, and placed him in the police car. Defendant was then advised of his Miranda rights, and, within 15 minutes of the robbery, was transported to the grocery store. There, complainant immediately identified defendant as one of the two men who had perpetrated the robbery. Defendant was taken to the police station, and again received Miranda warnings, which he acknowledged that he understood. Defendant then admitted that he had thrown the bag containing the money and the gun into a pool of water while he was being chased. These events all transpired within the course of an hour. Defendant sought to suppress the statement and the complainant’s showup identification of him at the scene of the robbery. After a hearing, Criminal Term determined that, although probable cause for the arrest was lacking, the evidence was nevertheless admissible because of attenuation. Based upon our review of the record, we conclude that probable cause for the arrest existed, and, therefore, we need not address the merits of the hearing court’s determination as to attenuation.
We have examined defendant’s remaining contentions and find them to be either unpreserved for review or without merit. Mollen, P. J., Thompson, Rubin and Kunzeman, JJ., concur.