'Hot prowl' suspects yell 'LAPD' before allegedly stealing woman's purse

Investigators are looking for a group of suspects who posed as LAPD officers during a home invasion robbery in Lake Balboa. 

The suspects made their way into the home then yelled "LAPD" and took the victim's purse before fleeing, authorities said Thursday.

The incident occurred just before 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 7300 block of Forbes Avenue, just east of Balboa Avenue and just north of Sherman Way, the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section reported.

"The suspects broke into the victim's residence and said they were LAPD and took the victim's purse," according to a department spokeswoman. "They're outstanding and officers took a ‘hot prowl’ report.