VI: Vehicle matching description of car in robbery fleeing and crashing into police car is PC for stop

Officers had probable cause to stop defendant’s vehicle as being involved in a robbery. They set up a “choke point” on the flight route away and saw the vehicle, and the driver fled from multiple attempts to stop it. Then there was a chase and it crashed into a police car. People v. Lloyd, 2015 V.I. LEXIS 122 (Super.Ct. Sept. 29, 2015).
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Defendant’s girlfriend consented to the search of his apartment. There was a finding of apparent authority [but the court does not share how it was apparent if it was his apartment]. People v. Nance, 2015 NY Slip Op 07393, 2015 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7427 (4th Dept. Oct. 9, 2015).* (Once again, in the interest of brevity, all reasoning is lost.)

A window tint violation supports a stop. The officer is not required to know with certainty that the window tint violates the law. People v. Smith, 2015 V.I. LEXIS 121 (Super.Ct. Sept. 29, 2015).*