Defendant's suppression motion was properly denied. The experienced officer's observation of defendant engaging in three exchanges of "shiny objects", which the officer believed to be vials of crack, for money, in a drug-prone area, provided ample probable cause for defendant's arrest ( see, People v. McRay, 51 N.Y.2d 594; People v. Jones, 219 A.D.2d 417, affd 90 N.Y.2d 835). We see no reason to disturb the hearing court's credibility determinations, which are supported by the record ( see, People v. Prochilo, 41 N.Y.2d 759, 761).
Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Williams, Mazzarelli, Andrias and Colabella, JJ.