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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

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Seen Him? Alert Issued For Man Last Seen On Long Island Seen Him? Alert Issued For Man Last Seen On Long Island
Seen Him? Alert Issued For Man Last Seen On Long Island Police are asking for the community’s assistance in locating a man missing from Long Island who may need medical attention. Leo Frazier, age 88, was last seen on Tuesday, March 19 in Hempstead, according to the New York State Missing Persons Clearinghouse. It was just before 8 p.m. on that day when Frazier was spotted driving a 2002 tan Nissan Altima (with New York registration CZD-4820) on Frazier Street. Authorities say Frazier has dementia and may be in need of medical attention. He is 5-foot-6, weighs approximately 145 pounds, and is bald with brown eyes. When he was last seen, …

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Long Island Man Who Gunned Down 25-Year-Old Faces Sentence Long Island Man Who Gunned Down 25-Year-Old Faces Sentence
Long Island Man Who Gunned Down 25-Year-Old Faces Sentence A Long Island man who shot and killed another person during an argument could now spend the rest of his life behind bars. Ryan Hamilton, a 24-year-old Hempstead man, received his 19 years to life sentence for the murder of Trendabi Reid on Monday, March 18, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Original Story: Hempstead Man Admits Gunning Down, Killing 25-Year-Old, DA Says Nearly three years before, on May 7, 2021, Hamilton was socializing with a group of other people in the backyard of 21 James LL Burrell Avenue in Hempstead, where he was also cleaning a gun. At around…

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Real Estate
Yankee Candle Founder's 'Sprawling' Mass Estate For Sale: Look Inside Yankee Candle Founder's 'Sprawling' Mass Estate For Sale: Look Inside
Yankee Candle Founder's 'Sprawling' Mass Estate For Sale: Look Inside A massive compound, comprised of eight buildings that include an indoor water park, an arcade, and much, much, more, is on the market in New England with a whopping price tag. Located in Western Massachusetts in the Franklin County town of Leverett, the truly one-of-a-kind estate is listed for $20.9 million.  Owned by the late Michael James Kittredge II, who founded the Yankee Candle Company, the compound was renovated, enhanced, and expanded through 2010 and is made up of eight different structures – the main house, two car barns, two guest houses, a clubhouse, a pool cabana, and a …

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Police & Fire
Shots Fired Near Long Island Shop: Police Shots Fired Near Long Island Shop: Police
Shots Fired Near Long Island Shop: Police Police are investigating reports of shots fired outside of a smoke shop on Long Island. It happened on Monday, March 18 in Elmont, according to Nassau County Police. At around 2:20 p.m. that day, a Shot Spotter notification went off, signaling that shots had been fired near 490 Hempstead Turnpike. When police arrived at the store, N2 Smoke and Cigar Shop, they noticed that the store’s front window had been shot at. An investigation found that the shooter was a man wearing dark clothing. He fled the scene on foot, heading east Hempstead Turnpike. No injuries were reported. Police sa…

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Police & Fire
$32K Scam: Duo Nabbed For Long Island Scheme, Police Say $32K Scam: Duo Nabbed For Long Island Scheme, Police Say
$32K Scam: Duo Nabbed For Long Island Scheme, Police Say Two people were caught using a customer service scheme to take tens of thousands from a Long Island man, police said. It happened on Saturday, March 16 in Valley Stream, according to Nassau County Police. That day, a 67-year-old man was having technical issues with his computer and searched online to find a customer service phone number. The person on the other end of the tech support number (who claimed to be a representative) told the Valley Stream man that there was suspicious activity on his bank account. In order to correct the issue, the representative said, the victim needed to p…

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Police & Fire
Beloved New Canaan K9 Retires After Nearly 10 Years Of Service Beloved New Canaan K9 Retires After Nearly 10 Years Of Service
Beloved New Canaan K9 Retires After Nearly 10 Years Of Service A K9 officer who served for nearly a decade with a Connecticut police department will be hanging up his badge, his human colleagues announced. K9 Apollo, who worked for the New Canaan Police Department, retired on Monday, March 18, according to the human officers he worked with. Originally hired in 2015, K9 Apollo was assigned to K9 Officer Sebastian Obando. Throughout the nine-and-a-half years that K9 Apollo worked with the department, he protected not only the citizens of New Canaan, the department said, but also those of neighboring agencies.  K9 Officer Sebastian Oband…

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News
$50K Prize-Winning Ticket Sold At This Long Island Store $50K Prize-Winning Ticket Sold At This Long Island Store
$50K Prize-Winning Ticket Sold At This Long Island Store One lucky Long Islander is tens of thousands of dollars richer. A third-prize-winning Powerball ticket, worth $50,000, was sold in Oceanside, New York Lottery officials announced on Monday, March 18. The ticket was found at the 7-Eleven on 3125 Lawson Boulevard and was part of the Saturday, March 16 drawing. Winning Powerball numbers are drawn from a field of one to 69 with a separate field of one to 26 for the red Powerball. Drawings are televised every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. In the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the New York Lottery contributed $3.7 billion to help su…

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Sports
Westchester Native, Ex-Olympian Caitlyn Jenner Visits NY In Support Of Trans Athletes Ban Westchester Native, Ex-Olympian Caitlyn Jenner Visits NY In Support Of Trans Athletes Ban
Westchester Native, Ex-Olympian Caitlyn Jenner Visits NY In Support Of Trans Athletes Ban Caitlyn Jenner, a former Olympian and media personality, paid a visit to Long Island to publicly back a recent executive order banning transgender women from participating in women’s sports. On Monday, March 18, the former Olympian, who came out as a trans woman in 2015, held a press conference alongside Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in support of his polarizing transgender athlete ban. The executive order, which went into effect on Thursday, Feb. 22, prohibits the Nassau County Parks & Recreation Department from issuing permits to female teams that include transgender women, …

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Long Island Man Harasses, Threatens To Kill Florida State Legislator: DA Long Island Man Harasses, Threatens To Kill Florida State Legislator: DA
Long Island Man Harasses, Threatens To Kill Florida State Legislator: DA A Long Island man has been accused of committing a hate crime after he called a legislator in Florida and left her multiple threatening voicemails, authorities said. Sixty-year-old Jacob Burbar of West Hempstead faced his arraignment on Thursday, March 14, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. According to the DA’s Office, Burbar had seen a video on Instagram regarding the Israel and Palestine conflict, prompting him to call a Florida House of Representative member’s office on November 11, 2023. The content of the videos he saw was not made public, nor was the legislator’s name…

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Rental Scammer: Long Island Woman Faked Income For Housing Benefits, DA Says Rental Scammer: Long Island Woman Faked Income For Housing Benefits, DA Says
Rental Scammer: Long Island Woman Faked Income For Housing Benefits, DA Says A woman from Long Island has been accused of lying about her income for years in order to get rental benefits – and buying a house during that time, authorities said. Melissa Beltre, a 42-year-old South Hempstead woman, faced her arraignment for her alleged scam on Thursday, March 14, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Starting in October 2018, Beltre applied to the Nassau County Office of Housing, Housing Choice Voucher Program (NCHCVP) for rental assistance. On her application, the DA’s Office said, she claimed to live in Oceanside and that her weekly income fell in the cor…

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