In what circumstances will a police officer who is close to where a man is trying to flag down a car at night be able to identify him by yelling "coke" in the middle of the road?

In People v. Garza (1995) 32 Cal.App.4th 148, 151, 38 Cal.Rptr.2d 11, another Sixth Appellate District case, an officer who was 40 or 50 feet away and across the street from the defendant and another man observed both men attempting to flag down cars at night by yelling " 'coke,' " waving, gesturing, and whistling. The officer broadcast detailed descriptions of both men and their activities. Based on the description of him, the defendant was apprehended. He had four bindles of cocaine in his pocket.