Nassau Man Kidnapped In $100K Jewelry Heist: Police

VALLEY STREAM, NY — Three people were arrested after kidnapping and robbing a Valley Stream man, Nassau police said.

At 10 p.m. on March 17, a 23-year-old man was sitting in a car with Karina Giordano, 46, in front of her home on South Cottage Avenue in Valley Stream, police said. Giordano invited the man to come up to her apartment, police said, and once inside, he was struck in the head with a handgun by Matthew Horan, 31. The victim fell to the floor, and Andrew Horan, 34, began to hit him repeatedly, police said.

The Horans demanded the victim's Rolex watch but he refused, police said. Andrew Horan began to hit the man's right hand with a rubber hammer then removed his watch and two necklaces valued at $87,000. They also stole two of the man's cell phones, his wallet, his cash and his car keys, police said.

Giordano went to the victim's car and stole a second Rolex watch valued at $14,500, police said.

Police said the three attackers then taped the victim's mouth shut, tied his ankles together, covered his face, and put him in his own car. The two Horans drove in his car while following Giordano, who police say was driving a different car. They were going to the victim's house, police said, to gain access to his safe.

As they were driving past the Nassau County Police Department's Fourth Precinct headquarters in Hewlett, police said the victim managed to get out of the car and run to the building for help. His attackers fled the scene in both cars, police said.

Karina Giordano, 46, of South Cottage Avenue, Valley Stream, was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, four counts of second-degree robbery, two counts of second-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, fourth-degree conspiracy, and second-degree grand larceny. She was arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on March 21 and ordered held on $1 million bail.

Matthew Horan, 31, also of South Cottage Avenue, Valley Stream, was charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, four counts of second-degree robbery, second-degree kidnapping, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree grand larceny, and second-degree assault. He was arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on March 20 and ordered held on $500,000 cash bail, or $1 million bond.

Andrew Horan, 34, of Saddlebrook, New Jersey, was charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, four counts of second-degree robbery, two counts of second-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, second-degree grand larceny, fourth-degree conspiracy, and second-degree criminal use of a firearm. He is scheduled to be arraigned today in First District Court in Hempstead.