Family-owned jewelry store Ylang 23, which recently celebrated its 40th year in business, was burglarized shortly after midnight on Jan. 23.
“Three masked and gloved individuals forcibly entered the store, using sledge hammers to break through the front door and multiple display cases. Fortunately, employees were not present at the time, and no injuries were reported,” according to information released by the store.
Charles Teichman, one of the founders of Ylang 23, said that this was the first time that anything had been stolen from the store in its almost 41 years in three Dallas locations.
“It’s obviously distressing; it’s infuriating; it’s violating, all those words,” he said. “But thank God it was the middle of the night and nobody was working. Because it could have been much worse.”
Teichman said that the Ylang 23 team was still taking inventory and assessing the scale of the loss. The family’s first priority was cleaning up shattered glass. In under four minutes in the store, the burglars broke so much glass that Teichman worried about people being injured by it.
Teichman said that Ylang 23 would remain closed through the weekend, but that he planned to reopen in The Shops of Highland Park on Monday weather permitting.
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A labor of love and a family business, Ylang 23 is owned and operated by its founders, Joanne and Charles Teichman, and their daughter, Alysa. The designer jewelry brand, which first opened its doors in Galleria Dallas in 1985, relocated from Preston Center to its location at 4252 Oak Lawn Ave. in July 2024.
The Ylang 23 brand is known for fostering and supporting emerging designers. Its team and owners have always been active in the Dallas community, particularly with organizations that focus on women’s health, human rights, and food insecurity.
The family has expressed its appreciation for the quick response of the Highland Park Police Department, which is continuing to investigate the incident, and for the outpouring of support from the community.
“It’s been really heartwarming to get so many messages today, and calls and texts and emails from so many people, including people that we don’t know,” Teichman said. “It’s just incredible the way the community reacts and responds to something like this. It’s very touching.”
