A
fter being spotted
wandering around
New York apparently
alone and unprotected,
superstar Katie Holmes’
daughter Suri is a prime target
for kidnappers, law enforcement
experts have warned.
After the 13-year-old was
spotted carrying a $4000 cross-
body Chanel bag around
Manhattan, without any security
personnel in sight, former
Chicago policeman-turned-
private eye Paul Huebl
believes this is “an invitation
for a criminal” to commit
a robbery – or worse,
a kidnapping.
TOTAL SECURITY
“If I were Tom [Cruise] or
Katie, I would make sure
my daughter had armed,
fully vetted security people
following her every time she
stepped out of the house,”
says Paul. “There are monsters
out there who put price tags on
kids because their parents are
celebrities, and Cruise and his
ex-wife are among the biggest.”
Dressed in orange shorts and
a purple tie-dye T-shirt, the chain
of Suri’s designer handbag was
looped loosely over her shoulder
while she appeared to be waiting
on the street for someone.
Taking cues from her fashion-
conscious mum, who has an
extensive designer handbag
collection, Suri has
clearly got an eye for
style. She’s often seen
out and about in
New York either
alone or with other
young friends,
carrying designer
bags or wearing
expensive jewellery.
In April she went out
for dinner with friends
to celebrate her 13th
birthday, and was spotted
carrying a beaded Susan
Alexandra bag, worth around
$385. Her friend was carrying
a Mark Cross bag, that sells for
around $2295.
Suri has been brought up in
NYC, where she lives with her
mum Katie, 40, and is regularly
seen acting like a well-seasoned
New Yorker, hailing taxis and
shopping in the city’s hotspots.
However it’s important not be
complacent, warn experts of her
street-smart ways.
“Suri needs to be educated
about the dangers she will face on
the streets,” says Paul, who
suggests Katie creates a securitystrategy that includes round-the-
clock protection. “They need to be
highly trained people who know
how to give Suri enough room to
live her life but remain close
enough to spring to her rescue the
instant a threat presents itself. You
don’t want to surround her with
big, hulking guards. I’d get women
who can blend into the
background.”
The cost for building such a
team would be around $100,
for each person.TRACKING AT ALL TIMES
Paul also suggests Katie should
make sure Suri’s phone is
equipped with a tracking device
and a panic button be secured
to her clothing or bag.
If she wanted maximum
security, there’s even new
technology “to implant a tracking
device inside their children,
the same way that people do
for their pets,” he says.
“It sounds crazy but it makes
sense. A tracking device can be
removed from clothing but this
is smart and fail-safe.”
During a shopping trip severalrelationshipforsixyears,but
Woman’s Day has learned
Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx
have finally called it quits.
They haven’t been seen
together since April 17, with
Katie preferring to hole up in
New York for the summer while
Jamie, 51, parties in LA.
A source tells us it was Katie’s
decision. “It was painful for her.
She was the one driving the
relationship most of the time, and
shegrewtiredofit,”saystheinsider.
“Therewasalwaysthewhiffofother
women,andshedidn’twantSurito
becomeaffectedbyherownanxiety.
Katie’ssad,butit’stimetomoveon
tosomethingmoremeaningful.”years ago, Tom, 57, and Katie were
thinking the worst when their
daughter briefly “went missing”.
Thankfully, it turned out Suri,
then just six, had just run down
an aisle out of Katie’s sight and
disappeared into a crowd. She
and her mother were quickly
reunited, but the false alarm
prompted the couple – who’d
just split up – to work together
to protect Suri from unnecessary
danger, according to sources
at the time.
Tom consulted several risk
management analysts and
together they devised a plan
to ensure Suri’s security by
building a “panic room” in
Katie’s Manhattan apartment.
At the time, security expert
Bo Dietl confirmed a panic
room “could save her life” in the
event of a break-in.heycungtotheronoKatie & Jamie: OVER!
Katie has a
“panic room”
in her NYC
apartment.The couple
have split
because Katie
has trust issues.WD 19‘There are
monsters who
put price tags
on kids’