Two people were arrested in connection to the Easter Sunday theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's purse, authorities said.

The suspect accused of stealing a pricey handbag from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Washington, D.C., was also arrested for a similar theft in New York City earlier in the year,

The Homeland Security chief had her handbag stolen as she was dining out in Washington with her family on Easter Sunday.