Kingston police arrested a man suspected of stealing a tray of engagement rings from a jewelry store.  Police said they received numerous tips just minutes after surveillance video of the theft aired on Newswatch 16 at 5.

Police say they arrested Mark Donovan, 34, at a home in Nanticoke just before 7 p.m. Tuesday.  Police said he shaved off his hair and his mustache sometime after the theft and before his arrest.

The theft happened in broad daylight along Wyoming Avenue in Kingston.

Police said Donovan walked into Rainbow Jewelers and took off with six diamond engagement rings.
Police said Donovan walked into the store, asked to see some engagement rings and when the tray is brought out, he grabbed it and ran.

In all, police said the man got away with six gold-setting diamond engagement rings worth about $10,000.  Police have not recovered the jewelry.

The whole thing was caught on surveillance cameras.  Police said once outside, the daylight thief jumped into a four-door car, possibly a Dodge Stratus and took off. The car’s driver’s side hub cap was missing.

The employees of the store tried to chase him but he got away.

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