Walmart Lewd Act + Second DWI Crash Death

Happy Thursday, people of Miller Place-Rocky Point! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around town today.

A Mount Sinai High School senior is a National Merit Semifinalist. Police are looking for a man who committed a "lewd act" in a Walmart. A second person has died from injuries due to the Sunrise Highway DWI crash. And Gabby Petito's boyfriend is now a "person of interest" in the Long Island native's disappearance.

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First, today's weather:

Rain until evening. High: 76, low: 68.

Here are the top stories today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

1. Peggy Spellman Hoey writes that a Mount Sinai High School senior — Lawrence Chai — has been named a National Merit semifinalist. (Patch)
2. Have you seen this man? Police say he committed a "lewd act" in the women's bathroom at Islandia's Walmart in July. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. News 12 Long Island looks at missing Blue Point native Gabby Petitio's boyfriend who police say are now a "person of interest" in her disappearance. There was also a police report filed in Utah showing what appears to be a domestic disturbance between the two before the 22 year old went missing. (News 12)
4. Long Island Press reports that Po’Boy Brewery in Port Jefferson Station was voted best beer in the 2021 Bethpage Best of Long Island contest. (Long Island Press)
5. News 12 updates us that a second person has now died from the Sayville crash that involved a drunk driving arrest. Lisa Hynds, 42, from Riverhead, succumbed to her injuries Tuesday. (News 12)

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