Three men announced themselves as Los Angeles Police Department officers in a frightening break-in Wednesday night at a Lake Balboa home, police said.
A house-sitter was the only person in the house at the time of the burglary in the 7000 block of Forbes Avenue. No arrests were reported early Thursday.
The house-sitter told police she was in the rear bedroom when the burglars smashed a window to enter the house. They announced that they were LAPD officers and, when the house-sitter responded, they ran off with her purse, she told police.
Detailed descriptions of the thieves were not immediately available.
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No injuries were reported.
