U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's purse was allegedly stolen while she was dining at a restaurant in the nation's capital.
A spokesperson with DHS tells Scripps News a thief grabbed her purse from a restaurant in downtown Washington on Sunday night.
The unknown suspect got away with her driver's license, medication, apartment keys, blank checks, passport, makeup bag, about $3,000 in cash and her Department of Homeland Security access badge.
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The U.S. Secret Service has launched an investigation into the incident.
Officials said they're trying to determine if any of her financial documents were used.
