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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
Man Exposes, Touches Himself At Roosevelt Field Mall, Police Say Man Exposes, Touches Himself At Roosevelt Field Mall, Police Say
Man Exposes, Touches Himself At Roosevelt Field Mall, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman in a mall food court. It happened in Garden City on Thursday, May 16, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 10 a.m., Irvin Acevedo Ayala, age 27 of Hempstead, was at the Roosevelt Field Mall food court, located at 630 Old Country Road. He allegedly approached a 62-year-old woman, who was also in the food court, and began exposing and touching his genitals. Police located him nearby and he was arrested without incident. Ayala is charged with public lewdness. He pleaded not guilty at his a…

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Police & Fire
Construction Scam: Yonkers Man Steals Over $70K From Homeowner, Police Say Construction Scam: Yonkers Man Steals Over $70K From Homeowner, Police Say
Construction Scam: Yonkers Man Steals Over $70K From Homeowner, Police Say A man allegedly posed as a construction worker, conning a Long Island homeowner out of tens of thousands. Westchester County resident Martin Ward, age 27 of Yonkers, was arrested on Tuesday, May 14 for the scam, which occurred on Long Island months prior. In March, a Levittown homeowner reached out to Ward after searching Google for someone to fix the cracks in their home’s foundation. The victim, whose identity has not been released, set up an appointment for the next day with Maichel Woods of Empire Foundation and Masonry (authorities allegedly discovered that Ward had been using “Mai…

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Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Who Assaulted Montville Teens, Fled State, Arrested: Police 21-Year-Old Who Assaulted Montville Teens, Fled State, Arrested: Police
21-Year-Old Who Assaulted Montville Teens, Fled State, Arrested: Police Nearly three years after a man allegedly assaulted a pair of teen girls in Connecticut, police have extradited and arrested him. Carlos Davila, age 21 of New London County was arrested on Wednesday, May 15 for the Montville incident, which occurred in 2021, Connecticut State Police announced. According to his arrest warrant, Davila (who was 19 at the time) met with two 14-year-old girls near Oakville Elementary School on July 9, 2021. He had met one of the two girls on Instagram, where he reportedly asked her for explicit pictures, which she did not send. Davila then asked the girl to m…

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Traffic
Southern State Parkway Closures Scheduled In Hempstead: Here's Where, When Southern State Parkway Closures Scheduled In Hempstead: Here's Where, When
Southern State Parkway Closures Scheduled In Hempstead: Here's Where, When A new set of closures have been planned for Long Island’s Southern State Parkway. On Friday, May 17, two lanes of the Southern State Parkway in Hempstead will closed at these locations, according to the New York State Department of Transportation: Eastbound between the Cross Island Parkway and Exit 15 (Corona Avenue); and Westbound between Exit 17 (Hempstead Avenue) and Exit 13 (Central Avenue). The closures, during which overhead sign structures will be removed, are scheduled to last from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. and are weather-permitting. Between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m., all lanes will be subje…

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News
NY Man Who 'Lived Large' Off $1 Million Ponzi Scheme Sentenced NY Man Who 'Lived Large' Off $1 Million Ponzi Scheme Sentenced
NY Man Who 'Lived Large' Off $1 Million Ponzi Scheme Sentenced A former New York investment broker has received a lengthy stay in prison for running a million-dollar Ponzi scheme. Long Island resident Rand Heckler, age 67, of Glen Cove, was sentenced to up to seven-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday, May 15, the Nassau County District Attorney (NCDA) announced. Heckler was an investment broker in 2015 when he began his scheme, recommending that his friend and his friend’s son that they invest in a hedge fund of stocks and securities that Heckler was managing. Original Story - $1 Million Ponzi Scheme: Glen Cove Investment Broker Pleads …

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News
'Completely Preventable': Nassau County Construction Company Owner Convicted For Child's Death 'Completely Preventable': Nassau County Construction Company Owner Convicted For Child's Death
'Completely Preventable': Nassau County Construction Company Owner Convicted For Child's Death A Long Island construction company owner was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and more after a wall he built in New York City fell, killing a 5-year-old girl. Nadeem Anwar, age 48 of Valley Stream, and his company – City Wide Construction and Renovations, Inc. – were convicted on Tuesday, May 14, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced. The conviction comes five years after Alysson Pinto-Chaumana, age 5, was killed in front of her mother when a wall fell on her in Bushwick, Brooklyn. In September 2018, the Brooklyn DA said Anwar, as a licensed contractor, was hired …

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News
$3 Million Scheme: NY Financial Advisor Sentenced For Fraud $3 Million Scheme: NY Financial Advisor Sentenced For Fraud
$3 Million Scheme: NY Financial Advisor Sentenced For Fraud A New York financial advisor will be spending time behind bars after he admitted to defrauding a local bank out of millions. Long Island resident Gary Confredo, a 61-year-old from East Northport, received his sentence of 42 months on Tuesday, May 14, the United States Attorney's Office Eastern District of New York announced. Confredo, also known as Gary Conte, is the former operator of Goldstar Financial Management Corporation, a financial services business based in Commack. Original Story: East Northport Financial Advisor Admits To $3M Bank Loan Scheme However, between November…

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Police & Fire
Trooper's Car Hit In Construction Zone On I-91 In Wethersfield Trooper's Car Hit In Construction Zone On I-91 In Wethersfield
Trooper's Car Hit In Construction Zone On I-91 In Wethersfield A Connecticut man has been arrested after police say he rear-ended a trooper’s car in a construction zone. The Hartford County incident occurred on Tuesday, May 14 in Wethersfield. At about 5:30 a.m. that morning, a Connecticut State Police car was in the left lane conducting traffic for a construction project on I-91 north near Exit 25. The trooper’s car was fully stopped with the emergency lights on while transportation workers worked in the left lane when a Chevrolet Malibu, driven by 25-year-old Joseph Fritz, allegedly rammed into the back of the vehicle. Both Joseph and the offi…

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Police & Fire
Violent Carjacking: Men Pull Gun On Woman In Manhasset Parking Lot, Police Say Violent Carjacking: Men Pull Gun On Woman In Manhasset Parking Lot, Police Say
Violent Carjacking: Men Pull Gun On Woman In Manhasset Parking Lot, Police Say One of three men who allegedly robbed a woman on Long Island – pushing her to the ground and pointing a gun at her – has been arrested. Brian Perales, age 22 of Brooklyn, was arrested on Monday, May 13 in connection to the Manhasset crime, which Nassau County Police said occurred in February. Just before 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 7, a 48-year-old woman was parking her 2024 Mercedez Benz in the parking lot at 981 Northern Boulevard. She was then approached by two men who reportedly grabbed her and pulled her out of the car, pushing her to the ground. One of the robbers threatened…

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News
Broad Daylight Murder: Hempstead Man Sentenced For Shooting, Killing Victim Broad Daylight Murder: Hempstead Man Sentenced For Shooting, Killing Victim
Broad Daylight Murder: Hempstead Man Sentenced For Shooting, Killing Victim The man who shot and killed a Long Island man in front of his girlfriend could now spend the rest of his life behind bars. Twenty-seven-year-old Savonn Dangerfield of Hempstead received his sentence of 15 years to life in prison on Tuesday, May 14, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Original Story: Man Admits Shooting, Killing Victim During Broad Daylight Walk On Long Island Six years before, in October 2018, Jeffrey Lee, age 23, was walking with his girlfriend on Dartmouth Street in Hempstead. Just after noon, near the intersection of Stewart Avenue, Dangerfield wal…

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