A jogger said she was flashed by a man while they were running in opposite directions along Memorial Drive in Cambridge. Video shows the bold way in which she reacted.According to state police, the woman said she was jogging at approximately 7:30 a.m. Thursday when the man indecently exposed himself on Memorial Drive near the intersection with Vassar Street. Video from the incident shows how the woman turned to pursue the man. State police said she tried to physically detain him while calling out for people nearby to contact police. "The man resisted the woman’s attempt to detain him and fled the area, last seen running down Amesbury Street," state police said. WCVB spoke with the woman, a former member of the Israeli military, who stands 6 feet, 1 inch tall. She said the suspect was "really, really scared" when she held him down. The woman said she didn't want another woman to be victimized. "If I don’t chase him, he’s gonna scare some girl and get her all the way down. No."State police said the man as described as a white male with a heavy build who was wearing gray running clothes and black running shoes with white soles. He had short, dark hair and a receding hairline. Anyone with information about the identity of the man is asked to contact Trooper Martin Concannon at the State Police Barracks in Boston, 617-727-6780.

A jogger said she was flashed by a man while they were running in opposite directions along Memorial Drive in Cambridge. Video shows the bold way in which she reacted.


According to state police, the woman said she was jogging at approximately 7:30 a.m. Thursday when the man indecently exposed himself on Memorial Drive near the intersection with Vassar Street.

Video from the incident shows how the woman turned to pursue the man. State police said she tried to physically detain him while calling out for people nearby to contact police.

"The man resisted the woman’s attempt to detain him and fled the area, last seen running down Amesbury Street," state police said.

WCVB spoke with the woman, a former member of the Israeli military, who stands 6 feet, 1 inch tall. She said the suspect was "really, really scared" when she held him down.

The woman said she didn't want another woman to be victimized. "If I don’t chase him, he’s gonna scare some girl and get her all the way down. No."

A second video clip shows the man from another angle.

State police said the man as described as a white male with a heavy build who was wearing gray running clothes and black running shoes with white soles. He had short, dark hair and a receding hairline.



Anyone with information about the identity of the man is asked to contact Trooper Martin Concannon at the State Police Barracks in Boston, 617-727-6780.