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Playboy Model Under Criminal Investigation for ‘Fat-Shaming’ Photo

Playboy’s 2015 “Playmate of the Year,” Dani Mathers, 29, is under criminal investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) after she publicly shamed an unidentified woman at an LA Fitness gym by secretly snapping and posting a naked picture of her changing in a private locker room onto social media.

Dani Mathers (Jason Kempin / Getty)

After Dallas, L.A. Police Surrender to Black Lives Matter

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) deliberately allowed a Black Lives Matter protest to stage an illegal protest on Sunday night, disrupting traffic on the Interstate 405 and taking over intersections in the predominantly black neighborhood of Inglewood.

LAPD Charlie Beck (Nick Ut / Associated Press)

L.A. Times: Police Chief Loses Union Support

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Charlie Beck has suffered a backlash from the Los Angeles police union by recommending charges against and officer in the May 5, 2015, shooting of an unarmed man in Venice. The officer, Clifford Proctor, fatally shot

LAPD Charlie Beck (Nick Ut / Associated Press)

L.A. Schools Closed Due to Terror Threat; Update: Hoax?

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced Tuesday morning that all of its schools will be closed for the day due to a terror threat. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that a bomb threat was called in to a school board member, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Los Angeles school kids (Clotee Allochuku : Flickr : CC : Cropped)

FBI Returning to 9mm for Service Round

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced it will be giving up the .40 Smith & Wesson round and returning to handguns chambered in 9mm for service carry. While switching rounds does not have to mean getting a new

9 mm SmithWesson AP

‘Blue Lives Matter’ Pro-Police Rally in Hollywood

On Saturday, roughly 100 LAPD officers joined other citizens to march through Hollywood in a show of support for the LAPD and its members. The rally was organized by the Los Angeles Police Protective League; participants wore T-shirts emblazoned, “Blue Lives Matter” and carried signs reading “Police Lives Matter”, and “They bleed blue.”

LAPD Blue Lives Matter (Jon Van Winkle / Facebook)

L.A. Pol Slams ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Release

A former Los Angeles City councilman and LAPD officer blasted the timing of the release of Straight Outta Compton, saying that it exacerbates current tensions between citizens and police departments. According to CBS Los Angeles, Dennis Zine, who also helps

Snoop Compton (Kevin Winter / Getty)