Noem purse snatcher pleads guilty in D.C., faces deportation

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Noem purse snatcher pleads guilty in D.C., faces deportation

The man who took the Homeland Security secretary’s cash-filled bag while she ate admitted to multiple thefts in the city.

Updated November 25, 2025 at 6:44 p.m. EST 2 minutes ago
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

By Olivia George

A Chilean national on Friday pleaded guilty to a string of thefts throughout D.C., including stealing the handbag of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem while she dined with her family at an upscale restaurant this spring.

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[Skittles]

1. does that gal have any clue how utterly ridiculous she looks?

like a Madame Tussaud's wax figure

not to mention the fact the head of homeland freaking security cannot even keep track of her own purse

[Shellback Squid]

2. she should have lost her job then, friggin amazing the stupidity

[IronLionZion]

3. I wonder if he actually did it or they just found some patsy who fits their narrative

It's a pretty brazen heist considering her security detail and public profile.