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Sophie Grieser

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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

Violent Carjacking: Long Island Man Pulled From Car, Kicked, Punched, Police Say Police are searching for a trio who were involved in a violent, early-morning Long Island carjacking. The incident occurred in Elmont on Wednesday, June 7 at approximately 5:40 a.m., according to Nassau County police. A 60-year-old man was entering his vehicle in front of his Fieldmere Street home when a group of three appeared and pulled him out of his car. Police said that the carjackers threw the victim onto the ground, kicking and punching him. One of the carjackers got into the victim’s gray 2022 Honda CRV and fled the scene, heading southbound on Fieldmere Street towards 106th Av…

by Sophie Grieser

06/09/2023

Police & Fire

Fatal Crash: 61-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On Southern State Parkway In Oyster Bay A Long Island man has been killed in a crash that occurred on the Southern State Parkway, authorities announced. According to New York State Police, 61-year-old Peter Kent was traveling east on the parkway on Thursday, June 8 just before 3 p.m. The crash happened near Exit 32 in Oyster Bay. Police reported that a preliminary investigation found Kent's 2021 Chevrolet Silverado had left the roadway, striking the center rail, before making its way back across all lanes of traffic onto the parkway's right shoulder and hitting a tree. Kent was transported to Good Samari…

by Sophie Grieser

06/09/2023

News

Stop & Shop Fatal Shooting: Long Island 33-Year-Old Gets 50 Years Behind Bars A Long Island man who was previously convicted of murder in a deadly supermarket shooting will spend decades in prison, officials have announced. Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, a 33-year-old Hempstead resident, was sentenced on Thursday, June 8 to 50 years to life behind bars for the murder of one person and the attempted murder of two others in an April 2021 Stop & Shop shooting, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. He had previously been convicted on Wednesday, May 3. Earlier Report: West Hempstead Stop & Shop Mass Shooter Convicted, Faces 90 Years To Life According to the …

by Sophie Grieser

06/08/2023

Police & Fire

Serious Crash: 1-Year-Old, Woman Hit By Pickup On Long Island A toddler and the woman holding him in her arms were both injured when they were hit by a truck while crossing a Long Island street, police said. The incident occurred on Wednesday, June 7 at approximately 9:15 a.m., according to Nassau County police. A 62-year-old woman was holding a one-year-old in her arms as they crossed northbound on the Jericho Turnpike at Aintree Road, police reported. While crossing, a 2015 Ford pickup truck, operated by a 32-year-old man was heading westbound on the turnpike when he struck the pair. Authorities said the woman sustained trauma to both her head…

by Sophie Grieser

06/08/2023

Police & Fire

Aide Accused Of Harming Physically Disabled Man On Long Island Nearly a month after a witness saw the Long Island incident, a man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a physically disabled person he was meant to be helping, authorities said. Paul D. Shorter, aged 32, was arrested on Saturday, June 3 for the alleged event, which occurred in May in an East Garden City parking lot, according to Nassau County police. On Wednesday, May 10, at approximately 2:15 p.m., a witness reported to authorities that they observed Shorter, a medical aide, being aggressive while trying to get a patient into a transportation van in a parking lot on Stewart Avenue…

by Sophie Grieser

06/07/2023

Police & Fire

Adderall Swipers: Police Search For Quartet Who Broke Into Long Island Pharmacy Detectives are asking for the community’s help in locating and identifying four people who they say burgled a Long Island pharmacy and made off with cash and Adderall. The incident occurred on Monday, June 5 at the Great Neck Precision Pharmacy, located at 665 Middle Neck Road, according to Nassau County police. At approximately 4:40 a.m., four men broke the pharmacy’s glass front door and entered the building. The thieves took eight bottles of Adderall, an amphetamine commonly used to treat ADHD, and $100 cash. The quartet fled in a four-door gray SUV in an unknown direction. All s…

by Sophie Grieser

06/06/2023

Police & Fire

New Street Racing Busts: 3 More Nabbed In Connecticut An additional three people have been arrested in connection to racing incidents dubbed “street takeovers" in Connecticut, according to police. Three people, including a 20-year-old woman, were arrested for street racing among other charges in incidents in Hartford County (in Berlin) and New Haven County (in Waterbury), Connecticut State Police announced on Monday, June 5. Those arrested were: Flor Hiram Santiago, aged 43, of Meriden; Tednnessy William Torrellas Hernandez, aged 37, of Waterbury; Hannah Bartolucci, aged 20, of Feeding Hills, Massachusetts. The arrests are part of a cont…

by Sophie Grieser

06/06/2023

Police & Fire

Missing: Have You Seen This Long Island Teenager? A Long Island teenager was reported missing after not returning home from her high school, police said. Na’imah Guillard, aged 14, was last seen at Baldwin High School on Friday, June 2, and was supposed to return home that afternoon, according to Nassau County police. Guillard is described as being around 5-foot-3 and weighing approximately 130 pounds. She has black and red highlighted hair, a slim build, and a medium complexion. The teen was last seen wearing a black tank top, black backpack, and gray shorts, authorities reported. She doesn’t have any known destinations. Detectives…

by Sophie Grieser

06/05/2023

Police & Fire

Fatal Crash: Long Island Resident, Age 26, Succumbs To Injuries A young Long Island man has succumbed to injuries he sustained in a serious car accident that occurred a few days prior to his death, authorities reported. The crash occurred just before 7 p.m. Friday, June 2 in North New Hyde Park. Ibrahim Ahmed, aged 26, of Floral Park, died due to injuries he sustained, according to Nassau County Police. Ahmed was driving his 2019 Kawasaki Motorcycle eastbound on Hillside Avenue when he collided with a 2009 Toyota Rav4 operated by a 54-year-old man. The Toyota was traveling westbound, but had turned north into a nearby parking lot, police said. A…

by Sophie Grieser

06/05/2023

Police & Fire

Update: Missing Long Island Teen Found Update: A Long Island teenager has been located after being missing for four days. Nassau County Police reported on Monday, June 5, that 14-year-old Yoelfrey Tejada Hernandez was found. No further information was released. Hernandez had last been seen in Hempstead on Thursday, June 1 leaving his home. Original story: Police are asking for the community’s help in searching for a missing Long Island teenager. Yoelfrey Tejada Hernandez, aged 14, was last seen on the evening of Thursday, June 1, and was leaving his home on South Franklin Street in Hempste…

by Sophie Grieser

06/05/2023

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