IN RE: KEVON L. (2019)

Orders of disposition, Family Court, New York County (Emily M. Olshansky, J.), entered on or about December 12, 2017 and March 13, 2019, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent, upon fact-finding determinations that he committed acts that, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crimes of menacing in the second degree (two counts), criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, and also committed the act of unlawful possession of a weapon by a person under 16, and placed him with the Close to Home Program for concurrent periods of one year, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Initially, there is no basis for disturbing the court's credibility determinations regarding the suppression ruling and the three fact-finding determinations challenged on appeal.  Given the testimony credited by the court, we conclude that appellant's suppression motion was properly denied, and that the fact-finding determinations were based on legally sufficient evidence and were not against the weight of the evidence (see People v. Danielson, 9 N.Y.3d 342, 348–349, 849 N.Y.S.2d 480, 880 N.E.2d 1 [2007] ).

Regarding the November 19, 2016 incident, the court properly denied appellant's motion to suppress a knife.  The description of the perpetrator of a larceny was sufficiently specific, when combined with the close temporal and spatial proximity between the larceny and the police encounter as well as appellant's acknowledgment to the police of his awareness of the larceny, to provide reasonable suspicion justifying a stop and detention for the purpose of identification (see e. g. Matter of Joshua D., 165 A.D.3d 540, 541, 84 N.Y.S.3d 355 [1st Dept. 2018] ).  The police testimony also established that appellant was searched pursuant to a lawful arrest only after being identified by the victim of the larceny.

Regarding the October 14 and November 16, 2016 incidents, the evidence established all the elements of second-degree menacing (Penal Law § 120.14[1] ).  The record supports inferences that in both instances appellant's display of knives caused the victims to fear physical harm, that appellant intended to cause such fear, and that the knives were dangerous instruments.

Regarding the January 22, 2017 incident, appellant's intent to permanently deprive the victim of property was readily inferable from his conduct and statements during the incident.

We have considered and rejected appellant's remaining arguments regarding each of the orders on appeal.