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Sophie Grieser

Reporter

sgrieser@dailyvoice.com

Sophie joined the Daily Voice team in March 2023, covering Long Island. Before this, her work appeared in publications such as the Borgen Project Magazine, The Interlude Magazine, and NYU Local.

Sophie graduated from New York University in 2021 with degrees in journalism and drama.

Sophie Grieser's Contributions

Police & Fire

Teens Use Fake Gun, Stolen Car To Rob Pair On Long Island: Police A group of teenage boys has been arrested after they robbed two people on Long Island using an airsoft gun and fled in a stolen car, police said. Both robberies happened in Hempstead on Thursday, Dec. 21 before 5 a.m. According to Nassau County Police, a 30-year-old man was getting gas at the Conoco Gas Station, located at 2 Hempstead Avenue, when the group pulled up in a black Kia. Three 15-year-olds and one 14-year-old, all boys, got out of the car and ordered the man to hand over his belongings. One of the teens allegedly displayed the airsoft gun as if it were a firearm. The man, i…

by Sophie Grieser

12/26/2023

News

New Cell, Gene Therapy Hub On Long Island Could Prove A 'Turning Point' For Cancer Treatment A new center on Long Island aiming to research cell and gene therapy is being established, authorities said – and its impact could be huge. On Thursday, Dec. 14, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans to establish the facility, dubbed the Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation Hub, in the village of Lake Success. The center’s goal will be to advance and develop cell and gene therapies. An “incubation” space is included in the plans, meant to accelerate getting treatments out into the world by supporting businesses that take the scientific theories of cell research and turn them into clinical trial…

by Sophie Grieser

12/25/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Injures 3 Officers With Shower Rod, More During Long Island Arrest: Police A 25-year-old Long Island woman allegedly exposed herself and used a shower rod against officers during her arrest, police claimed. The woman, Lourdje Elien, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 21 at approximately 3 a.m. in Uniondale, according to Nassau County Police. After what was reported to be a disturbance, police found Elien, a 25-year-old Uniondale resident, outside of her Park Place home, screaming and exposing herself. When going to make an arrest, Elien reportedly picked up a shower rod and started swinging, injuring three officers until she was eventually taken into custody. In …

by Sophie Grieser

12/25/2023

Police & Fire

Pair Pepper Spray ShopRite Employee During Long Island Robbery: Police Police are searching for two people who they say robbed a Long Island ShopRite, pushing an employee and later spraying him with pepper spray. It happened on Wednesday, Dec. 20 in Bethpage, according to Nassau County Police. Just before 5:30 p.m., a man and woman entered ShopRite, located at 3901 Hempstead Turnpike. They began to hide food and eventually, as they made to leave the store, a 22-year-old loss prevention officer confronted the two. Police said the woman dropped the items and ran; however, the man allegedly refused to return what had been stolen. Because of this, the empl…

by Sophie Grieser

12/25/2023

Police & Fire

Drug Bust: Shelton Police Find Man With Narcotics, Guns, More A Connecticut man has been taken into custody after the belief he was running a narcotics ring in the area led police to search his home. On Tuesday, Dec. 19 in Fairfield County, the Shelton Police Department raided the home of Carlos Baez Jr., age 28. The department, alongside the Statewide Narcotics Task Force Southwest Office (SNTF-SW), Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force, the Connecticut State Police Violent Crime Task Force, the DEA, and more suspected that Baez, a Shelton resident, was distributing narcotics throughout the greater Valley area. Baez Jr.’s C…

by Sophie Grieser

12/24/2023

Traffic

Upgrades Finished At Northern State Parkway Interchange On Long Island: What's New After over a year of work, and even more years of planning, a busy interchange on Long Island’s Northern State Parkway is finished just in time for the rush of holiday traffic. The interchange of the Northern State Parkway, Jericho Turnpike, and Glen Cove Road – located on the borders of Westbury and Old Westbury – has been upgraded, transportation officials announced on Friday, Dec. 22. According to the New York State Department of Transportation, the changes are meant to help both drivers and pedestrians have a safer and easier time traveling in the area, which sees more than 54,000 mot…

by Sophie Grieser

12/24/2023

Police & Fire

Facebook Fraud: Darien Police Department Offers Parking Lot For Trading Following Scam A Connecticut police department is offering up its parking lot as a space for Facebook Marketplace exchanges to be held after a resident got scammed. The Fairfield County incident originally occurred on Monday, Dec. 11 in the town of Darien. According to the Darien Police Department, a resident saw a couch in the “Darien and New Canaan tag sale” Facebook group, a page where community members can buy and sell good with each other. The victim contacted the seller about the couch, who told her that they lived in Darien and provided their “address.” They also provided a Venmo account. A…

by Sophie Grieser

12/24/2023

Police & Fire

4 Found With MDMA, Cocaine, LSD During Long Island Traffic Stop: Police A traffic stop soon turned into four arrests when a quartet was found to be tossing switch blades and hiding various drugs in their car, police said. It happened on Friday, Dec. 22 in Atlantic Beach, according to Nassau County Police. At around 12:30 a.m., police pulled over the quartet’s car, a 2018 Jeep Wrangler, near the intersection of Park Street and Ithaca Avenue for what officers said were multiple traffic violations. Once they approached the car, they allegedly saw the driver, 25-year-old Valley Stream resident Jessica Cruz, tossing a switchblade while the front passenger, Johna…

by Sophie Grieser

12/24/2023

Business

NY's Own Billy Joel Named Among Best Investors 2023: Report The Piano Man himself has made it to the top of the list when it comes to diversifying his wealth, a new report claimed. Finance and trading experts with FOREX.com, an online foreign exchange broker, recently commissioned a list of the best celebrity investors in the game – and New York's own Billy Joel comes in at spot number three, according to findings. Sitting right behind iconic musician Babyface and TikTok star Chase Hudson, Joel, age 74, was dubbed a “savvy investor” by the broker for netting a more than 52 percent return on his $230 million net worth. The “New York State of Mind”…

by Sophie Grieser

12/24/2023

Police & Fire

Man Found Dead Outside CT Home: Homicide Investigation Launched Police in Connecticut have launched a homicide investigation after a man was found dead in a residential area. The New Haven County incident occurred on Friday, Dec. 22 in the city of Waterbury. According to Waterbury Police, the adult man, whose age nor identity has been made public, was found shortly after 4:30 a.m. He was located outside of a home on First Avenue and pronounced dead at the scene. At first, his death was deemed untimely; later in the day, police announced that the situation had instead pivoted to be investigated as a homicide. No further details, including the man’…

by Sophie Grieser

12/23/2023

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