Mom Uses Lego Store as Babysitter, Shooting on Southern State, Marathon Runner Honored + The Clintons Take The Hamptons

Photo: Patricia Juarez is accused of leaving her son at the Lego Store in the Roosevelt Field Mall for more than an hour while she shopped at other stores in the mall.

Here are some of the top headlines reported across Long Island Patch sites on Wednesday (click the links to read the full stories):

Police: Mom Leaves Son in Lego Store While She Shops at Mall

Wife, Daughter Escaped Just Before Blast: Cops

Probe Continues in Port Washington Explosion

The Clintons Return to Vacation in East Hampton

Police: Off-Duty MTA Cop Accidentally Shot Gun, Injuring Himself and 3-Year-Old Son

Police: Melville Man Charged in Shooting on Southern State Parkway

Marathon Runner Honored by Town Supervisor For Fundraising Efforts

Harlem Globetrotters To Open Newly Renovated Stony Brook Arena

Perseid Meteor Shower, Extra-Super Supermoon Duel for Skywatchers’ Attention

Hillary Clinton Signing Books at Sold-Out Huntington Event Wednesday

DA: Retired NYPD Cop Pleads Guilty in Girl’s Hit-and-Run Death

Cops: 2 Flee Police, May Have Sold Heroin

Police: 21 License Suspensions & Still Driving

Roads Mended in East Setauket

RVC’s Renz, Walsh Standout Among FLG Elite

Huntington/Harborfield Girls Lead FLG to 3 Championships!