A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury on Monday found Eric Halem, a 38-year-old former Los Angeles Police Department officer, guilty of kidnapping and robbery for stealing $350,000 in bitcoin from a 17-year-old in 2024. The verdict followed a two-week trial detailing a home invasion in which Halem and three other men posed as police officers to gain entry to the victim's high-rise apartment in Koreatown, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times. Halem was first charged in the case in August last year. Prosecutors said the 17-year-old, who testified under the first name Daniel, handed over a hard drive ... (full story)