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A gun-toting Texan caught outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal told cops he came to New York to kill himself — but he had enough hollow-point ammo to do the deed 115 times, sources said. Amos Stowers, 30, was acting suspiciously with a second man on W. 41st St. and at 4:30 p.m. Monday, sources said. He caught the eye of a Port Authority cop in a nearby security booth, and when the officer opened the booth’s window to hear what the two were talking about, he caught the scent of marijuana wafting through the air. Read More

New marching orders given to suicide prevention cops who patrol the George Washington Bridge forbid them from grabbing people trying to jump from the span. The Port Authority Police Department directive, some officers say, could present cops with a soul-searching dilemma: Defy the order and save would-be jumpers — or potentially let them die. Read More