Burglar stole goods from gas station storage area

OAKLAND GARDENS — Police said they were searching for a burglar who broke into the storage area of a Gulf Express gas station on the Horace Harding Expressway in Oakland Gardens and stole several items.

The thief broke the lock of the storage area in the late afternoon Friday and stole sugar, coffee and cups, police said. A customer at the store told police a vehicle was backed up to the storage area around the time of the incident, police said.