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A metal can sits on the ground at the scene where a man lit himself on fire in a park outside Manhattan criminal court, Friday, April 19, 2024, in New York. Emergency crews rushed away a person on a stretcher after fire was extinguished outside the Manhattan courthouse where jury selection was taking place Friday in Donald Trump's hush money criminal case. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial dies of injuries, police say

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This image taken from surveillance video provided by the New York City Police Department shows a person of interest in connection with an assault of an Asian American woman, Monday, March 29, 2021, in New York. The NYPD is asking for the public's assistance in identifying the man. (Courtesy of New York Police Department via AP)

Video shows Asian American woman assaulted on NYC street

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In this Nov. 19, 2019 file photo, New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference at her office in New York. A study by Ms. James' office finds that Black protesters taken into custody by the NYPD were five times as likely to be charged with felonies as White protesters. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FIle) **FILE**

New oversight committee would restore faith in NYPD, AG says

By JIM MUSTIAN and MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

A volunteer shoulders a helium hose as balloons are inflated Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, the day before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. The parade on Thursday will take place amid strong winds that could potentially ground the giant character balloons. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Wind could ground big balloons at NYC’s Thanksgiving parade

By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

Montgomery police officers block the intersection outside a parking garage is seen, where a police officer was shot, in downtown Silver Spring, Md., Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, said they were searching for at least one person after an officer was found shot in a parking garage in downtown Silver Spring on Monday.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Police suicide ‘epidemic’ spurs soul-searching

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

Confetti flies over Times Square during the New Year's celebration in New York. The New York Police Department is adding a drone this year to the security forces it uses to protect the huge crowds celebrating New Year's Eve in the city. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

NYPD drone to monitor Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration

By Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2017, file photo, a police K-9 unit patrols in New York's Times Square where crowds were gathered for the annual New Year's Eve celebration. The New York Police Department is adding a drone this year to the security forces it uses to protect the huge crowds celebrating New Year's Eve in the city. (AP Photo/Go Nakamura, File)

Ring in the new: NYPD drone to oversee Times Square revelry

By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

In this April 27, 2017, file photo, a police officer wears a newly issued body camera at the 34th precinct in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

NYPD suspends use of body camera model after one explodes

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People walk past Port Authority Bus Terminal as police respond to a report of an explosion near Times Square on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Akayed Ullah identified as Port Authority bombing suspect

By Sally Persons

In this Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 photo, New York City police officer Masood Syed speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in New York. Police departments around the country, compelled by a hiring crisis and eager for a more diverse applicant pool, are relaxing traditional grooming standards. That means more officers are on the job with tattoos inked on forearms and biceps, wearing religious headgear like hijabs and turbans, and growing out beards. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Fashion police: Cops ease rules on tattoos, turbans, beards

By COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press