Masked illegal immigrant who allegedly stole Kristi Noem’s Gucci bag containing $3K in cash, passport arrested: sources
By Joe Marino, Anna Young, Jennie Taer,
4 days agoAn illegal immigrant was arrested Saturday for stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s pricey Gucci bag containing $3,000 in cash and other personal items – and a second migrant suspect is still on the loose, according to sources.
Noem, 53, was on an Easter outing with her family at The Capital Burger in Washington, DC, when the masked thief stole the luxury shoulder bag , which also contained her driver’s license, passport, DHS badge and apartment keys on April 20.
The suspect, whose identity was not immediately available, was busted by the DC Metro Police and the Secret Service, sources said.
The perp, who is believed to be part of a large east coast robbery crew, is expected to appear in court early next week as law enforcement hunt for his accomplice, sources said. Officials are also looking for a second suspect who is also reportedly an illegal migrant.
DC US Attorney Ed Martin noted it is unlikely Noem was targeted based on her high-profile position.
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“There is no indication it was because of that,” Martin told NBC News.
“It was frankly, it was a nice looking purse. This was not an amateur. This was a person, a thief, that knew how to do this. You could see how he scouted the room out.”
The bag, available for $4,400 per the label’s website , was on the ground at the former South Dakota governor’s table when it was taken, according to a complaint filed with local police.
The high-end purse also contained a Louis Vuitton Clemence Purse inside, which sells for $600 , according to the report.
Security footage captured a white man in a N95 surgical mask, dark pants, a “fur-type” collar and a ball cap lift the DHS honcho’s bag before leaving the restaurant located about a mile from the White House.
The suspect glanced around the restaurant before grabbing Noem’s bag, covering it with his jacket and then hustling out of the restaurant, according to sources who described the video.
“It was kind of shocking, actually, because it was sitting right by my feet. I actually felt my purse — he hooked with his foot and drug it a few steps away and dropped a coat over it and took it,” Noem, who oversees the Secret Service, US Customs and Border Protection and the Coast Guard, recounted to podcaster Vince Coglianese.
See Also“I thought it was my grandkids kicking me in the legs, but it was very professionally done,” she added on the “Vince” podcast.
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“It tells me that this happens all the time to people, and that they live in communities where this is a danger and it reaffirms why I’m here.”
The Secret Service provides security for the secretary, as it does for the president and other high-ranking officials. It was unclear whether the detail was inside the restaurant at the time of the robbery.
Noem said she was unsure if she was targeted based on her role as DHS boss, and deferred to investigators about the thief’s motives.
Martin assured the alleged robbers will never step foot in the country again now that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is involved in the case.
“President Trump’s direction to us is we charge these folks that are here illegally and we prosecute them, as well as deport them when need be, you know, as soon as that can happen,” he told NBC.
“What I can tell you is he won’t be back on the streets of America.”
DHS did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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