The person who stole the handbag of internal security Kristi Noem containing $ 3,000 in cash during the weekend wore a medical mask and torn the bag under his chair, officials said.
“She could feel this person when they grabbed his bag, but thought it was her grandchildren playing until a minute later that her bag had disappeared,” said Tricia McLaughlin, spokesperson for the Department of Internal Security. “His bag was under his feet and the attacker hung the bag with his foot and dragged it on the ground and put a coat on it and took it.”
The flight occurred Sunday evening at the Burger capital, a high-end Pub style restaurant in downtown Washington where Ms. Noem dined with her family. The handbag also held its driver’s license, drugs, apartments and white checks.
The flight is the last episode to raise questions about the performance of the secret services, which was registered in a meticulous examination since President Trump was the target of two assassination attempts last year. It is not clear how the thief was able to get closer so close to Mrs. Noem and go out with his bag under the eyes of agents on the stage.
When asked why Ms. Noem was carrying as much money, McLaughlin said: “Her family was in town, including her children and grandchildren. She used the withdrawal to offer her family, dinner, activities and Easter gifts. ”
Ms. Noem leads a department in charge of the country’s security, including border control and immigration and terrorism protection.
Due to her position, she also has a 24 -hour security detail. According to a law manager who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the investigation of the secret services, agents were present in the restaurant at the time of the flight.
The manager added that images of the restaurant’s security cameras showed that the person who had stolen Ms. Noem’s bag wore what a law manager has described as a “make -up style mask”, obscuring parts of his face. The manager said the investigation had produced avenues.
Burger capital staff refused to appeal to the incident.
The restaurant, one of the many Capital Burger locations along the East Coast, belongs to Darden Restaurants, an operator from Orlando, Florida, who also owns the Capital Calandre and the Olive Garden, among other restoration brands. A Darden restaurant spokesperson did not immediately return a call for comments.
