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DEPARTMENT of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse was snatched over the weekend.
Noem is now missing her DHS access card, apartment keys, and passport, among multiple other items that were in the stolen bag.
The secretary was at dinner with her family in Washington DC on Sunday night when a man walked by and grabbed her bag, a DHS official confirmed.
Noem also had $3,000 in cash in her purse.
A DHS official said she had cash on her because she was treating her family to Easter festivities, according to ABC News.
When asked about the theft at the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, Noem said the thief hadn’t been caught.
The Secret Service is now investigating the caseand reviewed security camera footage at the restaurant that revealed the moment of the crime, according to CNN.
Video showed a man wearing a medical mask steal Noem’s bag and leave the restaurant, cops said.
The bag also had Noem’s driver’s license, medication, makeup bag, and blank checks.
Noem has not publicly commented on the incident.