Defendant was arrested after being stopped at a roadblock. As developed at the suppression hearing, the People's witnesses asserted that the roadblock was established for varying reasons, stating that the relevant geographic area was plagued by a recent increase in crime that included taxi/livery robberies, carjackings, and violent crimes such as shootings, homicides, and assaults. At another juncture, it was indicated that the roadblock was established to suppress crime...
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