Necklaces, bracelets, pendants or rings--cops say nothing with a diamond is safe around Carl Dinatale. This jewel thief, whose rap sheet reads pages long, is out on the loose again, and cops say he's hitting up stores on the East Coast. With so many heists across a large span of land, cops say it took one of their own to link them together.
On Dec. 1, 2005, a sales clerk at a Boston jewelry store started to show two men some merchandise on display. Cops say those men were Carl Dinatale and his unknown associate. According to authorities, Dinatale's partner asked to see a piece from the display case. When the clerk was distracted with the request, cops say Dinatale swiped a $17,000 necklace. The men exited the store, leaving the clerk to piece it all together moments later.
Police in Guilderland, NY., think Dinatale and another man were also responsible for a heist four days later, at a jewelry store in their town. Guilderland is about 175 miles from the first store, less than a day's drive.
This time cops say only one man, Dinatale, walked into the store and asked to see two diamond rings. Once the clerk had handed them over, Dinatale allegedly ran out the store with the jewelry. The sales clerk chased after him, but Dinatale left in a getaway car that another man was driving.
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