Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, reported in a post on X that a "malodorous" individual unsuccessfully tried to steal her phone in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
"A malodorous homeless person attempted to swipe my phone today while I was walking in DC back to the DOJ from an appointment -- but he was not in his right mind and I artfully dodged the attempt. It'll be a while till things feel safe in this city, so everyone stay alert!" Dhillon wrote.
She said in another post that she was "ok," and "nothing happened."