Kristi Noems Handbag Was Snatched From Beneath Her Chair, D.H.S. Says

The person who stole Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s handbag containing $3,000 in cash over the weekend was wearing a medical mask and snatched the bag from underneath her chair, officials said.“She could feel this person as they snatched her bag, but thought they were her grandchildren playing until realizing a minute later that her bag was gone,” said Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security.“Her bag was under her feet and the perpetrator hooked the bag with his foot and dragged it across the floor and put a coat over it and took it.”The robbery happened on Sunday night at a restaurant in Washington where Ms.

Noem was having dinner with her family.The handbag also held Ms.

Noem’s driver’s license, medication, apartment keys and blank checks.Ms.Noem runs a department that is in charge of the nation’s security, including border control and immigration and terrorism protection....