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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. 

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Wrong-Way Driver Caught With Explosives, Alleged Narcotics, More In CT: Police Wrong-Way Driver Caught With Explosives, Alleged Narcotics, More In CT: Police
Wrong-Way Driver Caught With Explosives, Alleged Narcotics, More In CT: Police A man has been charged with driving under the influence and more after he was found to be driving the wrong way down a highway in Connecticut. The Litchfield County incident occurred on Saturday, June 15 in the town of Litchfield, according to Connecticut State Police. At approximately 2:20 a.m., police allegedly observed 40-year-old New Haven County resident Darnell Tomlin, of Waterbury, erratically driving his white Kia Optima.  He was heading north on southbound Route 8 near the Exit 41 off-ramp. Responding officers temporarily shut down a section of the highway while Toml…

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Vehicular Homicide: Driver In Double-Fatal Oyster Bay Crash Sentenced Vehicular Homicide: Driver In Double-Fatal Oyster Bay Crash Sentenced
Vehicular Homicide: Driver In Double-Fatal Oyster Bay Crash Sentenced The man behind a high-speed drunk driving crash that killed a husband and wife has received his sentence, authorities announced. On Monday, June 17, 33-year-old Sotirios Spanos was sentenced to seven to 21 years behind bars for the wrong-way crash that killed Ismenia and Odalis Urena, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. The sentence comes nearly 10 months after the August 12, 2023 crash. Earlier Report: Syosset Man Pleads Guilty For 100 MPH Drunken, Wrong-Way Crash Killing Husband, Wife Spanos was driving drunk just after 12:30 a.m. that morning, speeding eastbound on…

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Police & Fire
2 Women Nabbed For Punching, Slapping Franklin Square Burglary Victim, Police Say 2 Women Nabbed For Punching, Slapping Franklin Square Burglary Victim, Police Say
2 Women Nabbed For Punching, Slapping Franklin Square Burglary Victim, Police Say Police arrested a pair who allegedly were responsible for injuring a woman during a burglary. The Franklin Square incident occurred on Sunday, June 16, Nassau County Police said. At approximately 1:10 a.m., a woman noticed someone pointing a flashlight through the basement window of her Park Lane home. She then heard aggressive knocking on her door before the two alleged burglars — Ashley Dunn and Kelly Walsh, both age 27 — broke in and began beating the victim. Police said the pair grabbed their 30-year-old victim by the hair and began to punch and slap her, causing her head, neck, an…

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Cha-Ching: $50K Lotto Ticket Sold At This Elmont Market Cha-Ching: $50K Lotto Ticket Sold At This Elmont Market
Cha-Ching: $50K Lotto Ticket Sold At This Elmont Market One lucky Long Islander is tens of thousands of dollars richer after a food market sold a prize-winning ticket. Could you be the winner? Lottery officials announced that the third-prize-winning Powerball ticket, which was for the Monday, June 10 drawing, was sold at an Elmont market. Worth $50,000, the winner purchased their ticket at Matos Sons Food Market (also known as Talk of the Town), which is located at 271 Hempstead Turnpike. Winning Powerball numbers are drawn from a field of one to 69, with the red Powerball drawn from a separate field of one to 26. Drawings are televised …

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DWI Driver Sentenced For Long Beach Crash That Left Victim In Coma For Months DWI Driver Sentenced For Long Beach Crash That Left Victim In Coma For Months
DWI Driver Sentenced For Long Beach Crash That Left Victim In Coma For Months A Long Island man could spend over a decade behind bars for his role in a drunk driving crash that caused his victim to lose a leg and more. Twenty-nine-year-old Robert O’Brien faced his sentence of four to 12 years in prison on Monday, June 10, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Nearly three years prior, on July 16, 2021, O’Brien was driving his 2011 Chrysler 300 in Long Beach with two passengers. He had spent the day drinking at several area bars. Original Story: Man Admits To Long Beach DWI Crash That Left Victim In Coma For Months Near the intersection of East Pa…

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Traffic
Long Island Expressway Lane Closures In Hempstead Announced Long Island Expressway Lane Closures In Hempstead Announced
Long Island Expressway Lane Closures In Hempstead Announced A new set of overnight lane closures, which will affect a nearly 30-mile stretch of the Long Island Expressway, has been announced. Beginning Monday, June 17, and lasting for about two weeks, the HOV and left lanes of the westbound side will be subject to close across both Suffolk and Nassau counties, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced. The closures, which will occur from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on weeknights, will span from Exit 64 (State Route 112) in Brookhaven to Exit 33 (Lakeville Road or Community Drive) in North Hempstead. During those times, crews will b…

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Beware Of 'Pig Butchering' Online Romance Schemes In NY: Attorney General Beware Of 'Pig Butchering' Online Romance Schemes In NY: Attorney General
Beware Of 'Pig Butchering' Online Romance Schemes In NY: Attorney General New York Attorney General Letitia James urged New Yorkers to be on high alert for increasingly common online romance scams that lead to the victims making fraudulent investments. Also referred to as “pig butchering” schemes, the perpetrators of such crimes will work to gain trust with their victims, “fattening” them up so they willingly provide the scammer money, James said in a Thursday, June 6 press release. Victims are usually targeted via dating websites and apps, social media, and unsolicited text messages. Earlier report - NY Resident Loses $341K In 'Pig Butchering' Scheme: …

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Cash For Life: Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Hicksville Store Cash For Life: Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Hicksville Store
Cash For Life: Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Hicksville Store One Long Islander is set for life after a local gift shop sold a prize-winning ticket. The second-prize-winning Cash4Life ticket, which won as part of the Wednesday, June 12 drawing, was sold in Hicksville, according to lottery officials. Sold at Lovely Cards & Gifts at 416 South Oyster Bay Road, the winner will receive $1,000 a week for life with a guaranteed minimum of $1 million. Winning Cash4Life numbers are drawn from a field of one to 60, with the Cash Ball being drawn from a separate field of one to four. Drawings take place daily at around 9 p.m. Lottery officials also rem…

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Traffic
Both Directions Of LIE To Close In Hempstead: Here's Where, When Both Directions Of LIE To Close In Hempstead: Here's Where, When
Both Directions Of LIE To Close In Hempstead: Here's Where, When Traffic officials have announced a new set of closures which will shut down both directions of the Long Island Expressway. Starting on Monday, June 17, and lasting approximately four weeks, both directions of I-495 will be closed between Exits 37 (Willis Avenue) and 39 (Glen Cove Road) in North Hempstead. According to the New York State Department of Transportation, the closures will take place on weeknights between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. The closures are to facilitate maintenance on the Roslyn Road bridge and are weather permitting. During the construction, vehicles will be detoured onto…

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Stock Swindler: Barred Glen Cove Broker Sentenced For Scheme Stock Swindler: Barred Glen Cove Broker Sentenced For Scheme
Stock Swindler: Barred Glen Cove Broker Sentenced For Scheme An investment broker who admitted to using his client’s money on luxury cars, plane tickets, and more has received his prison sentence. Peter Quartararo of Glen Cove was sentenced to two-and-a-half to seven-and-a-half years in prison on Friday, June 14, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Quartararo, who is 57, was a stockbroker who had previously been barred from operating as such in 2013 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Original Report - Half-Million Dollar Scheme: Long Island Broker Admits Swindling Clients Despite that, starting in July 2018,…

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