POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Two men accused of stealing an expensive necklace in Osceola County are still in jail Wednesday morning.
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Investigators said Eli Aldana-Rodriguez walked into a Kay Jewelers in Kissimmee last month and asked to see a necklace.
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When the employee pulled out the $11,000 item, Aldana-Rodriguez grabbed it and ran outside, police said.
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He jumped into a car with Luis Chavez-Madrid and they drove away.
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Deputies later arrested the two men and recovered the necklace in Polk County.
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