LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — It’s something AJ Stein never expected to happen. He woke up Sunday to the news that his business had been robbed.

“I’ve been a resident of this area. We’re in one of the safest pockets of Las Vegas. Definitely something I didn’t expect,” Stein said.

Stein got into the jewelry business five years ago, opening his Asset Appeal store on Flamingo Road in February.

Unfortunately, less than a year later he’s dealing with a break in.

Stein shared security video with FOX5, showing the thief smash through the store window with a sledgehammer just before 4 a.m. Sunday.

“He hit the front door a few times. He wasn’t able to get in, so he went straight to the side window,” Stein said.

“He realized that pretty much all the cases but two were emptied out. His attention went

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