A masked intruder smashed through the glass front door of an Applegreen gas station in Hicksville early Saturday morning and ran off with roughly $1,500 worth of cigarettes, leaving cash in the register untouched, according to Nassau County police. The break-in happened a little after 5 a.m. at the closed station, and the suspect has not been caught.
Surveillance Video Captures the Break-In
Nassau County police said the burglary occurred at 5:22 a.m. on October 31 at the Applegreen station at 118 Newbridge Road in Hicksville, according to longisland.com. Police said the subject shattered the front glass door and removed approximately $1,500 worth of cigarettes from behind the counter. Security footage reviewed by the New York Post shows the suspect entering the store and grabbing cigarettes while leaving cash in the register untouched.
Police said the suspect concealed the cigarettes in a reusable red Target bag before leaving the scene in an unknown direction. According to the same report, the suspect then fled on foot. ABC7 separately reported that the robbery happened around 5 a.m. Saturday inside the gas station.
Description and Ongoing Search
Police described the suspect as a male wearing a dark-colored T-shirt over a gray hoodie, dark pants, gloves and a mask, per the account from longisland.com. No arrest has been announced in connection with the Hicksville burglary, and detectives have not said whether they have identified a suspect.
Nassau County detectives say the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information was asked to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911, as reported by News 12.
Not an Isolated Case in Nassau County
The Hicksville burglary isn't the only recent cigarette-related break-in detectives in the county have worked. In a separate case, Christopher Gonzalez was arrested after surveillance video allegedly showed him removing cash and cigarettes from a Levittown smoke shop, according to Mid Island Times. Police said Gonzalez was also responsible for three additional burglaries at businesses in Bethpage and Levittown dating back to 2023, and he was ultimately charged with four counts of third-degree burglary. That case remains distinct from the Hicksville incident, and nothing in the record ties the two together.
