Cops: Jogger accosted in Noyack park

A female jogger escaped a man who accosted her in a Noyack park Thursday afternoon after hitting him with her iPod -- and running off, police said.

The incident occurred in the parking lot of Long Beach Park just before 2:30 p.m., Southampton Town police said.

They said the jogger, whose identity was not released, was not injured in the incident.

Police said the jogger reported she was approached by a man wearing a black fleece zippered jacket and wearing a plain blue baseball cap who had exited a small green sedan parked in the lot. The man asked for directions to "an unspecified bank," police said. Police said the man then put his arm around the woman's shoulders and asked her to "come show him" how to get there.

The jogger became alarmed, police said. She then used her iPod to strike the man in the head and she ran away.

Police are asking anyone with information regarding the incident or similar incidents to call them at 631-702-2230.