Man Steals $24,000 Ring From Jewelry Store

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Authorities are searching for a man who took off with a $24,000 diamond ring from a jewelry store in the Avenues Mall.

Police said the man entered the store Tuesday and asked to see a ring he was considering as a Valentine's Day gift for someone.

When the expensive ring was removed from behind the glass case, the man snatched it from the store employee and ran out of the mall.

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New York: Popping the big question in the Big Apple

New York: Popping the big question in the Big Apple

You've got the girl. Now all you need is the ring.

And is there anything more romantic than getting engaged in New York City?

''We're so excited. We can't wait for the big day,'' says Chelsea Caramucci, 24, of Weehawken, N.J. She came to a New York jewelry store with fiancé Darren Fuller, 27, to pick out wedding bands for their vows next April.

At the counter, they sit close to one another. His hand covers hers. The couple is glowing -- and it's sure not from the fluorescent lights overhead.

It's that little thing called love.

carriage or while ice-skating at Rockefeller Center.

The hard part is all the details. How do you actually make things happen for a New York engagement trip?

Here are a few suggestions:

• The ring: The place to go for a ring, if you dare, is the Diamond District.

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