Somebody in the Secret Service has explaining to do?…..
Oh?
Her Govt. ID, $3,000 , and credit cards other stuff are gone….
They’ll probably catch this person….
High profile cases DO get solved….
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse, containing $3,000 in cash and her DHS access badge, was stolen Sunday night at a restaurant in downtown Washington, an official confirmed to NewsNation.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told NewsNation’s Ali Bradley that Noem was eating dinner when a thief stole the purse, which also contained Noem’s passport, her driver’s license, blank checks and her keys.
CNN, which first reported on the incident, noted the thief also stole Noem’s medication and makeup bag.
McLaughlin explained to Bradley that Noem was celebrating Easter with her family, so she had those items with her.
“She had the case because her whole family was in town (including children and grandchildren) and was treating them to activities, dinner and Easter gifts,” McLaughlin said.
A law enforcement official told CNN that the Secret Service reviewed security footage from the restaurant and saw “an unknown white male wearing a medical mask steal her bag and leave the restaurant.”….
Update…..
The theft picked the wrong pocketbook…..
Crimes against Important people get SOLVED……
Not like those of regular people….
…A suspect was taken into custody without incident in Washington after an investigation by the U.S. Secret Service and the Metropolitan Police Department, according to Secret Service Washington Field Office Special Agent in Charge Matt McCool.
The suspect was arrested Saturday, the police department said.
Interim District of Columbia U.S. Attorney Ed Martin told NBC News the suspect was in the country illegally.
In a prepared statement, McCool called the suspect a “serial offender” and said there was no evidence Noem was targeted because of her position….
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