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Two empty NYPD cop cars were set on fire in Manhattan Monday evening by an arsonist who remained on the loose, authorities said. An unidentified man approached parked police vehicles in the Flatiron District before setting them ablaze near 29th Street and 6th Avenue around 8:40 p.m., the NYPD said. The fires came as New York City braces for possible protests tied to a potential criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney Office. There’s no indication so far that Monday’s cop car fires are connected to any protests surrounding the potential Trump indictment. Authorities believe from their preliminary probe the fires were set by the same person.