Another informant met with Balian up to 15 times in 2015 and occasionally saw him wearing a badge and a gun. That person admitted to stealing more than a dozen high-value cars for Balian and his associate, the filing said. He said he'd leave the keys inside the car and park it on a designated street, where someone else would pick it up.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 16, 2018 01:32 UTC