Crime & Safety

Homeowner Surprises Burglar in Massapequa Park

Burglar flees from Cypress Street home.

A Massapequa Park homeowner stumbled upon a burglary when he entered his house Monday morning, Nassau County police said.

The owner of a home on Cypress street surprised the burglar, who ran out of the house and fled the scene in a car, shortly before 11:30 a.m.

It wasn't immediately known what if anything was taken, and nobody was hurt.

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The owner called 911. Police did not immediately release a description of the burglar or the vehicle.


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