BRADENTON, Fla. - A 37-year-old man was arrested on Sept. 28 after he robbed a jewelry store of a $9,000 gold chain, according to police.

What we know:

According to the Bradenton Police Department, Christopher DiMastrantonio visited Kay Jewelers and asked to try on an expensive chain. After putting it on, he told employees, "You should call the cops," before walking out of the store.

Store employees called the police, but DiMastrantonio was alread gone.

Detectives later identified DiMastrantonio by the vehicle he used during the theft.

He was arrested over the weekend. Officers jokingly said that DiMastrantonio "received some new jewelry," a set of handcuffs.

This is not DiMastrantonio’s first offense; he has a lengthy criminal record in Maine. In 2020, he was arrested by the Scarb

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