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04/22/25 05:18 PM #8507    

 

W Leggett

 

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's Purse Stolen During Family Dinner in DC

By Vanesa Belen on

 April 22, 2025

President Donald Trump's cabinet member faced an unexpected security breach during a family Easter celebration in the nation's capital.

According to Daily Mail, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, nicknamed 'ICE Barbie' for her law enforcement attire, had her purse containing $3,000 cash, blank checks, and official credentials stolen while dining at a Washington D.C. restaurant on Easter Sunday.

The theft occurred despite Noem having Secret Service protection, raising concerns about security protocols. The secretary's stolen belongings included her driver's license, medication, house keys, passport, and Department of Homeland Security badge.

Secret Service launches investigation into security breach

The Secret Service has initiated a probe into how an unauthorized individual managed to get close enough to steal from a cabinet secretary under their protection. After reviewing security footage, authorities identified the suspect as a white male wearing a medical mask who fled the establishment after taking the bag.

Noem confirmed the incident while speaking to reporters at the White House Easter Egg Roll. The theft remains unresolved as investigators work to track down the suspect and recover the secretary's belongings.

DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin provided additional context about the circumstances, explaining that Noem had withdrawn the cash to treat her visiting family members during the holiday weekend.

Details emerge about stolen items and circumstances

The robbery exposed potential vulnerabilities in protecting high-ranking government officials, even those with dedicated security details. The incident took place at an undisclosed restaurant in downtown Washington D.C. while Noem celebrated Easter with her children and grandchildren.

McLaughlin shared the secretary's intended plans for the stolen cash, stating:

Her entire family was in town including her children and grandchildren - she was using the withdrawal to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts.

The Secret Service's investigation aims to determine how security protocols failed to prevent the theft of sensitive materials from a cabinet member. The agency has not provided additional details about potential suspects or leads in the case.

Next steps in ongoing investigation

Local law enforcement involvement remains limited, with both the Metropolitan Police Department and Secret Service directing media inquiries to the Department of Homeland Security. The investigation's scope suggests federal authorities are taking the lead given the sensitive nature of the stolen credentials.

The breach has sparked discussions about security measures for cabinet members during personal outings. Questions persist about proper protocols for protecting government officials while allowing them to maintain some normalcy in their daily activities.

Security experts note the incident highlights challenges in balancing protection with public accessibility for high-ranking officials. The case may lead to reviewed procedures for securing personal items containing sensitive materials.

Current status of security response

The theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's purse containing $3,000 cash and official credentials occurred during an Easter dinner with family in Washington D.C., despite having Secret Service protection. The incident prompted an immediate federal investigation after security cameras captured footage of a masked white male suspect fleeing with the secretary's belongings from the downtown restaurant.

While local police have deferred to federal authorities given the sensitive nature of the stolen items, the Secret Service continues working to recover Noem's government badge, passport and other personal effects as questions remain about security protocols for cabinet members during private outings

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04/23/25 01:26 PM #8508    

 

Nova Guynes

Three of the Secret Service officers assigned to protecting Kristi Noem

04/23/25 04:40 PM #8509    

 

Dick Storey

Washington Post website—today.

 

Americans are unsure what to believe about the measles vaccine, a poll showed.

 

04/23/25 06:33 PM #8510    

 

Robert Fall

Kristi's Secret Service detail must have been

hand picked by the President.

04/24/25 06:45 PM #8511    

 

Dick Storey

Robert--This looks like a get-together of Trump’s three finest cabinet members.  They must be brainstorming.

04/27/25 01:54 PM #8512    

 

Gary Price

https://wapo.st/42KoUsL

Opinions | Trump is destroying 100 years of competitive advantage in 100 days

Cuts to research and attacks on universities are handing global leadership to China.

Opinion by Fareed Zakaria

 

04/27/25 02:11 PM #8513    

 

Gary Price

Some of Fareed Zakaria's op-ed: 

"As the Trump administration floods the zone with one radical shift after another, its tariffs have gotten the most attention. But the policy that could end up costing the United States even more in the long run is the White House’s assault on universities and on research more broadly.

 

The U.S. has led the world in science for so long that it’s easy to believe this has always been one of the country’s natural strengths. In fact, in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the U.S. was more a follower than a leader. British industrialists often complained about American businesses stealing their technology and violating their patents. In the first decades of the 20th century, the country that walked away with the most Nobel Prizes in science was Germany — with one-third of all the awards. Next was Britain with almost 20 percent. The United States took just 6 percent of the Nobels in science.

 

Three powerful forces transformed the scientific landscape in the mid-20th century…

 

All three of these forces are now being reversed. The Trump administration is at war with the country’s leading universities, threatening them with hostile takeovers and withholding billions of dollars in research funding. America’s crown jewels of science, the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, are being gutted…

 

Last month, Nature asked its readers who are American researchers whether they were thinking of leaving the country. Of the more than 1,600 who responded, a stunning 75 percent said they were considering it.

 

These are the building blocks of America’s extraordinary strength, created over the last 100 years. They are now being dismantled in just 100 days."

04/28/25 11:58 AM #8514    

 

Nova Guynes

Fareed Zakaria is not the ideal person to provide unbiased views.

Fareed Rafiq Zakaria is an Indian-born American journalist, political commentator, and author. He is the host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS

“Fareed: Biden has provided stability abroad and sanity at home”

04/28/25 10:10 PM #8515    

 

W Leggett

OK HERE IS A GOOD ONE TO THINK ABOUT.

April 27, 2025

Former Democrat Rod Blagojevich considering Senate run as MAGA Republican

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is hinting at a return to politics, this time as a MAGA Republican considering a campaign for a United States Senate seat in Illinois.

Breitbart reported that Blagojevich, who served nearly eight years in prison before being pardoned by President Donald Trump, is mulling a potential political comeback.

04/28/25 11:09 PM #8516    

 

Dick Storey

Nova--who is the ideal person to provide unbiased views?

a) Pete Hegseth 

 b) Hulk Hogan

 c) RFK Jr

d) Bozo the Clown

 e) none of the above

 

Who advises Trump?

e) all of the above--a-d

04/29/25 01:35 PM #8517    

 

Nova Guynes

Dick - Here are a few Trump advisiors for you to look at.   

Marco Rubio – Cuban American, Politician, Attorney, Diplomat, Senator, 

Howard Lutnick - Billionaire businessman

Pam Bondi - American attorney, lobbyist, and politician

Chris Wright - founded Pinnacle Technologies, a company involved in commercial shale gas production through fracking and served as its CEO until 2006. He was also chairman of Stroud Energy

Doug Burgum - American businessman and politician, served as Governor of North Dakota

Mike Huckabee - American diplomat, political commentator, 44th Governor of Arkansas

Dr Marty Makary - Johns Hopkins University professor is an author, surgeon and trained cancer specialist. 

Keith Kellogg - American diplomat and retired lieutenant general in the United States Army.[1] He previously served as the National Security Advisor 

Kristi Noem – First female governor of South Dakota

Chris Wright - founded Pinnacle Technologies, a company involved in commercial shale gas production 

Brooke Rollins - Attorney, Director of the office of American Innovation, Director of United States Domestic Policy Council, Co-founded the America First Policy Institute.

Elon Musk - Musk founded the space technology company SpaceX, becoming its CEO and chief engineer

Jay Bhattacharya  - Physician and health economist

Massad Boulos - Senior advisor on Arab and Middle Eastern affair

Brendan Carr - Federal Communications Commission chair

Tulsi Gabbard- Politician and military officer

Sergio Gor -  Maltese American businessman and political operative

Tom Homan - American law enforcement officer and political commentator who served as acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from January 30, 2017, to June 29, 2018.

Keith Kellogg - American diplomat and retired lieutenant general in the United States Army.[1] He previously served as the National Security Advisor 

William McGinley American lawyer and a former partner at the law firm Jones Day where he represented federal office holders

04/30/25 11:39 AM #8518    

 

Clark Walter

 

Dear RHS 63 friends,  I frequently view our website to check on friends I graduated with, however, political discussions have dominated the website.  Just a note to all, YOU WILL NOT CHANGE MY POLITICAL OPINION.  I use other websites to form my opinions!  best wishes to all!  Clark

 

 

04/30/25 03:47 PM #8519    

 

Allan Benglen

I agree with Clark and do the same with any discussion regardless with subject. I look at all posts but rarely read most the long ones (politics); that why I only posted in the past, as I remember. Best to all.

 

04/30/25 11:12 PM #8520    

 

Dick Storey

Ok, truth is I'm not out to change anyone's mind about political leanings. Just having some friendly back and forth fun with other RHS grads.  Besides, GOPers are easy targets.

;-  )

05/01/25 12:52 PM #8521    

 

Clark Walter

Ok, but it's annoying.  I'm interested in knowing how my friends are doing these days and news about their travels, health, and even funny stories about sons, daughters and families.

05/01/25 02:58 PM #8522    

 

Gary Price

Here is the list that I compiled of my paid jobs before high school, in Roswell, New Mexico:

 

(1) Picking weeds in 1955-1956—piecework paid by my father (1606 South Adams Avenue) and Walter D. Storey (1609 South Adams Avenue) at 1 cent per 100 weeds. We had moved into our newly completed house at 1606 South Adams Avenue during the summer of 1955; and the perennial fescue grass that Daddy planted in the yard’s construction-disturbed soil was competing with wind-scattered seeds of native vegetation. The newly sprouted weeds were close together and easily picked from sprinkler-moistened soil, so it didn’t take long to pick 2,000 weeds (enough to pay the 20¢ admission to the movie theater).

 

(2) Mowing yards for 75 cents. Most people had gasoline-fueled lawn mowers—some of them reel-type mowers, most of them rotary mowers. We had an AC-powered, plug-in electric rotary mower whose extension cord required careful planning to navigate around trees and flower beds.

 

(3) In 1956, waiting hours in line at the Nickson Hotel, 121 East Fifth Street, for $2 per hour, holding a place for adults who were seeking to buy season tickets to the Roswell Rockets (Roswell’s minor-league baseball team in the Longhorn League, 1949-1955, and the newly expanded Southwestern League, 1956).

 

(4) Bagging groceries for 55 cents per hour. I did this at Furr’s Supermarket at 1310 S Main Street, when it first opened (a walking distance of 0.7 miles from our home). This employment necessitated a Social Security number, and this was the occasion for my acquisition of a Social Security card.

 

(5) Using a shovel and archaeological sifting screen, assisted an archaeologist who was excavating an ancient Native American camp west of Roswell, on Six Mile Hill (in the vicinity of 33.3860°, -104.6329°).

 

(6) Dug up enough uncommonly large aragonite crystals from a hillside near Dunlap, De Baca County, NM (in the vicinity of 34.0850°, -104.5337°) to fill a pillowcase and exchanged them for a store credit of 50 cents apiece at Ed Over’s The Prospectors Shop, 201 West San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM. I had guided my family to this rockhound’s secret treasure trove as we drove northward from Roswell to our annual camping vacation above Questa, NM. I had learned about the secret location on a previous outing with my older friend and science mentor, Charles Diehl Borland (1940-2013), whose father worked at Gulf Oil Corporation with my father. Charles (“Chippy”) drove an open-top, orange Jeep.

 

(7) Made decorative candles from paraffin that I purchased from a local dairy (which used it to produce milk cartons) and sold them door-to-door.

05/01/25 05:36 PM #8523    

 

Cheryl Corazzi (Essex)

My goodness, you were quite the entrepreneur. I'm sure this penchant for "making a dime" carried over into your adulthood. 

05/01/25 06:43 PM #8524    

 

Connie Schuerman (Von Dielingen)

I agree with you, Cheryl .... Gary - I think you left one of your money making endeavors out - as I'm sure you (like I did) collected glass (coke) bottles to turn them back in for money !! 

05/01/25 09:24 PM #8525    

 

W Leggett

WHEN WE LIVED ON BASE, MY MOM WORKED AT THE BASE NURSERY TAKENIN CARE OF KIDS . I GOT A JOB OF TAKEN CARE OF CLEAN UP THE BACK YARD WHERE THE YOUNG KIDS PLAYED , CLEANED THE SAND BOX ETC,  I WOULD FIND  DIMES, PENNY'S, ALL THE TIME. PLUSS GET PAID FOR CLEANING UP THE YARD, 

ALSO HELPED A FRIEND CUT GRASS. HE HAD AN ELECTIC CORD ONE, ALSO A PUSH  ONE LAWN . 

IF WE USED THE PUSH ONE IT COST MORE TO DO THE JOB. THE POWER ONE A DIFFERENT ONE. 

THE BEST JOB WAS WORKING AT THE SHOW.  MADE A LOT OF FRIENDS TAKEN TICKETS.  I GOT FREE TICKES I USE TO GIVE TO SOME OF THE GIRL'S.  SOME OF THEM WOULD TYPE REPORT'S ETC WHEN A TEACHER REQUIRED IT TO BE TYPED. 

05/02/25 03:53 AM #8526    

 

Clark Walter

Wow, I see more reports of postings that are not political.

I'll add that me and my wife have moved to a 55+ community in Valencia CA and frequently have lunch at the Santa Clarita Senior center.  We volunteer at the senior center on Wednesdays and recently started attending Real Like Church here.  Many hours of the day we spend with our two Chihuahua dogs.  Life is good as we are blessed with good health.

05/02/25 10:26 AM #8527    

 

Connie Schuerman (Von Dielingen)

Clark - Great hearing that you're both in good health....Glen and I have also downsized and moved to a 55+ community here in Seymour, Indiana ...... we are also in good health and enjoy just sitting on our screened porch watching the grass grow nowadays ha ha ha!!  Although still attempting to play the game of golf and spending the winter months in Destin, Florida as beach bums - we are very blessed !! 

Bill .... sounds to me like you made a smart move working at the movie theater !!     

 

 

05/02/25 12:36 PM #8528    

 

Madge Gonyea (Johnson)

FYI..Eddy Johnson passed away 12/20/2023 and I just submitted that info to admin of this site. I hope it will be posted as he did enjoy this site and being in touch with those he knew. He was a Vietnam Vet, serving three tours and 10 years in the Navy. During the last tour, he was exposed to agent orange which, many years later, caused the liver disease and cancer that was not diagnosed in time for recovery. Other info is on his profile, he loved teaching and being a dad to five and a papaw to 13.

 

 

05/03/25 08:36 AM #8529    

 

Linda Fisher (McLellan)

It has been nice to hear what some of you are doing.  Red and I still live in Los Alamos, NM in the same house for almost 51 years.  I am an avid photographer and these days mostly of birds in my back yard.  I have had 78 species since Covid began when I started taking photos of birds.  Our son and family (one grandson) live in Albuquerque.  We are happy they are close by.  Happy weekend to everyone.

05/03/25 03:46 PM #8530    

 

Dick Storey

Sorry, Clark and others. I certainly did not intend to annoy anyone, but just to offer some dissimilar opinions and annotations to the group. 

05/03/25 04:57 PM #8531    

 

Connie Schuerman (Von Dielingen)

So nice of Madge to let us know that Eddy passed away (a year and a half ago)... my sympathy to the family! 
Dick ..... no apology necessary for me, as  always great to have comments & communication on our website!! 

 

 

 

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