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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

Covid-19: Long Island Nurse Sold Fake Cards, Submitted Bogus Oxy Scripts: DA A 50-year-old pediatric nurse faces over 30 counts in two different indictments for money laundering, providing fake COVID-19 vaccination cards, and creating false oxycodone prescriptions for people who were not her patients, authorities said. Amityville resident Julie DeVuono, owner of Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare, was indicted on Wednesday, April 12, for multiple felonies involving forged vaccination records and prescriptions, the Suffolk County DA announced. It is alleged that DeVuono, acting in conjunction with employees Brooke Hogan and Marissa Urraro, abused her position as a hea…

by Sophie Grieser

04/12/2023

Police & Fire

27-Year-Old Was Drunk, High During Crash Killing 48-Year-Old Long Island Man, DA Says A 27-year-old Long Island man could face up to 15 years behind bars for allegedly killing a pedestrian while driving his motorcycle drunk and high, authorities said. On Tuesday, April 11, the Nassau County DA announced the arraignment of Christopher Flores, of Long Beach, on charges including manslaughter and vehicular manslaughter in the death of 48-year-old Scott Brower. Earlier Report: ID Released For Man Killed In Crash Near Rockville Centre Intersection According to the charges, Brower was walking home from Rockville Centre's Irish Day after getting drinks with a friend on March 19, 2…

by Sophie Grieser

04/12/2023

Police & Fire

Duo Steals Luxury Car, Flees On Long Island Expressway Authorities are searching for a duo that stole a car out of a Long Island resident’s garage and are now on the run. At 1:30 a.m. on Monday, April 10, a Roslyn man was awoken by the sound of his garage door opening, Nassau County police reported. He got up to see his black 2019 BMW 540 being driven away. The thieves (one in the victim’s BMW, and another driving a black Audi SUV) were reportedly driving northbound. Police said the two men were later located near Exit 31S on the Long Island Expressway, where they were parked on the shoulder rummaging through items from the stolen vehicle…

by Sophie Grieser

04/12/2023

Police & Fire

Burglar Ransacks Farmingdale Home, Dog Kills Homeowner's Cat A Long Island man was arrested after burglarizing or attempting to burglarize two homes, one ending in the death of a homeowner’s cat, police reported. Issac Flores, a 29-year-old Copiague resident, was arrested Monday, April 10 inside a Farmingdale home he had broken into, Nassau County Police announced. The homeowner, a 57-year-old woman, was allegedly notified by her petsitter that the back door of her home had been broken into at around 1:30 p.m. The woman’s two dogs and three cats had been let out of their crates, leading to one of the dogs killing one of the cats, police said. W…

by Sophie Grieser

04/12/2023

Police & Fire

Fatal DWI Crash: Long Island Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide A Long Island man could spend decades in prison for allegedly driving drunk and causing a crash that killed another driver. Oscar Argueta, age 36, of Hicksville, was arraigned on charges including aggravated vehicular homicide for his role in a high-speed Hempstead crash that killed one man and seriously injured his wife, the Nassau County DA reported on Tuesday, April 11. Earlier Report: ID Released For Person Killed In Hempstead Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say According to prosecutors, Argueta was traveling northwest on Greenwich Street in Hempstead on June 26, 2022,…

by Sophie Grieser

04/11/2023

Police & Fire

Attempted Murder: Duo Charged In Robbery, Shooting Of Employee At Long Island Business Two people have been arrested and charged nearly a year after a robbery and shooting at a Long Island smoke shop that left an employee injured. According to Nassau County Police, Jennifer Crespin-Gomes, age 20, and Yunus Irwan, age 19, both Queens residents, are facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, in connection with a robbery at Da Smoke Shop in Oceanside in March 2022. Irwan reportedly entered the Merrick Road business on March 6, 2022, confronted a 26-year-old male employee, and fired two rounds, one of which hit the employee in the chest. Irwan then fled the scene…

by Sophie Grieser

04/11/2023

Lifestyle

This Long Island Bakery Takes The Cake, Voters Say In need of a delectable dessert to celebrate an occasion or just because? Look no further than what Long Islanders say is the best bakery on the island. Front Street Bakery, located in Rockville Centre at 51 Front Street, has taken the cake for the third year in a row as Long Island’s best bakery, according to Bethpage's 2023 Best of Long Island awards. Nestled in a storefront across the street from the Rockville Centre station, Front Street Bakery has been family owned and operated for three generations and over 60 years. Among the eatery’s specialties are crumb cakes — touted on the web…

by Sophie Grieser

04/11/2023

Police & Fire

Money, Vehicles Swiped From Long Island Dealership In Early-Morning Burglary Police are searching for a group of burglars that broke into a Long Island motorcycle dealership and made off with money and bikes. The thieves broke into the Hicksville Champion Honda Motorsports, located at 544 Old County Road, on Monday, April 10, at around 2:30 a.m., Nassau County police reported. While the number of suspects is unknown, police said the burglars took off in an unknown direction with multiple motorcycles and an undetermined amount of cash. Authorities are investigating the case. Detectives are asking anyone who knows about the crime to call Nassau County Crime Stopp…

by Sophie Grieser

04/11/2023

Police & Fire

Bad Apple: LI Woman Wires $4K To Phone Scammer Posing As Tech Support A Long Island woman who needed technical support was instead scammed out of thousands, police said. Nassau County Police reported the incident, which happened on Thursday, April 6 when a Thomaston woman’s computer appeared to have contracted a virus at around 4:15 p.m. The woman allegedly Googled “Apple Support” and called a number that the search provided. She then spoke to an unknown man, police said, who identified himself as “Apple Support” and instructed her to download an app called AnyDesk. AnyDesk allows a user to access another’s device remotely. Then, the scammer allegedly …

by Sophie Grieser

04/11/2023

News

New Update - ‘Help Us Find Him’: Long Island Family Pleads For Help Locating Missing Nephew New Update: 20-Year-Old Missing Since April ID'd After Remains Found Off Southern State In Islip This story has been updated to include more information about the missing person case: Suffolk County Police have released more information about a missing 20-year-old last seen in Brentwood. Isaiah Henriquez, of West Babylon, was last seen leaving a party on Brentwood Road at approximately 7:30 p.m. He is a Hispanic male, standing approximately six feet tall and weighing 140 pounds. Police have added that Henriquez has a red tattoo with Arabic writing on the right side of his face. He also…

by Sophie Grieser

04/10/2023

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