The thief that stole DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse was wearing a COVID-era face mask and reportedly used his foot to drag her purse from under her chair, according to a DHS spokeswoman.

“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,” Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin told The New York Times. “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 thief made off with the purse containing $3,000 in cash, Noem’s driver’s license, medication, apartment keys, and blank checks, according to the report.

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