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Brazen NYC carjacker swipes vehicle where blind senior, 72, was waiting for son: ‘He didn’t know what was happening’

Par :Steven Vago · Joe Marino · David DeTurris

19 janvier 2026 à 02:42

“The car was gone, and my husband was gone, too."

It was reported to police that on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at approximately 1913 hours, in the vicinity of 44 Drive and 23 Street, a 34-year-old male victim had parked his 2016 Subaru with the engine idling with a 72-year-old male passenger in the backseat. As the victim entered a commercial establishment, an unidentified individual entered the vehicle and drove away. Shortly after, the vehicle and 72-year-old occupant were later found in the vicinity of 53 Avenue and 44 Street, within the confines of the 108 Precinct.

1/18/26 Real estates of the Target department store in Long Island City. (pictured) A 72 year old blind man was sitting in his son's car in front of this Target store, waiting for his son to return to the vehicle, when a perpetrator jumped into the car and took it for a joyride. The father is named Reynaldo Tupas, and the son's name is Michael Tupas. The car and father were found several block away, and the man was unharmed. It is not clear if the car was damaged. 25-01 Jackson Avenue, Queens, NY. Please credit Gregory P. Mango. New York Post in house.