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The day after actress Kirsten Dunst testified about the dastardly theft of her purse from her Soho Grand hotel room back in 2007, the man accused of swiping the Balenciaga purse took the stand. The Post reports that James Jimenez tried "to convince a jury that his buddy told him it was OK to go up to Dunst's empty penthouse suite" and "claimed he had no idea Dunst's purse was inside the white shopping bag that the same buddy gave him to carry out of the hotel." He even said it was a favor for the pal's mom, but the prosecutor asked, "At four in the morning?"

Many Catholics make sure to bring their belongings with them when going up to receive Communion so that they can make a quick dash for the exit upon taking part in the mass's climactic rite. But at Shrine Church of Saint Bernadette in Dyker Heights, church officials have begun encouraging parishoners to grab their things after a series of purse-snatchings occurred while churchgoers left their places for Communion. One woman said to the News, "If you can't trust your fellow worshipers when you are going for Communion, then you are going to hell." A member the church says that at least three purses were stolen recently, but none of the incidents were reported to the police. The spree did prompt Reverend Ponnachan Georgekutty to post a notice on the parish's website warning people not to leave anything behind during the sacrament, which he says has curbed the burglaries. One 74-year-old woman said to the News, "Is nothing sacred any more? Is nothing holy?"