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Ex-LAPD Officer Among Four Charged in Kidnapping and Violent Home Invasion Robbery

Summary by Brentwood News
Prosecutors Say the Suspects Handcuffed Victims, Stole Cash, and Cryptocurrency Felony charges were filed against a former Los Angeles police officer and three other men tied to a violent home invasion and kidnapping for ransom in Koreatown last December, prosecutors said. This is the second charge filed against Eric Benjamin “Ben” Halem this year. He and his brother, Jacob Halem, 32, of Tarzana, were arraigned on felony insurance fraud charges …
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Brentwood News broke the news in on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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