Police are hunting for a man who stole a bracelet from a local jewelry store earlier this week.

New Bedford Detectives are asking the public for help in locating 33 year old Luke Raffa of Freetown.

Det. Captain Steve Vicente says Raffa walked into Folco's Jewelry on Acushnet Avenue on Tuesday and asked to see a bracelet. When the clerk gave him the bracelet to look at, the suspect turned and ran out of the store.

Witnesses said he jumped into a black Ford Explorer and was last seen driving south on Acushnet Avenue.

Detective Kevin Lawless later obtained an arrest warrent for Raffa. Anyone knowing Raffa's whereabouts can leave an anonymous tip by calling 508 961-4584.

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