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