{"id":2567578,"date":"2026-02-08T05:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T10:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdanis-paradise-thug-steals-car-with-elderly-blind-man-inside-dumps-him-miles-away-from-mans-terrified-wife\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T05:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T10:32:39","slug":"mamdanis-paradise-thug-steals-car-with-elderly-blind-man-inside-dumps-him-miles-away-from-mans-terrified-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdanis-paradise-thug-steals-car-with-elderly-blind-man-inside-dumps-him-miles-away-from-mans-terrified-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani&#8217;s Paradise: Thug Steals Car with Elderly Blind Man Inside, Dumps Him Miles Away from Man&#8217;s Terrified Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmamdanis-paradise-thug-steals-car-with-elderly-blind-man-inside-dumps-him-miles-away-from-mans-terrified-wife%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2567578&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An opinion-oriented piece centers on a January 2026 carjacking in Long Island City, Queens, in which a 72-year-old blind man was left inside his Subaru by his son while he briefly went into Target. A thief jumped into the car, drove away with the elderly man still inside, and the vehicle and suspect were found about three miles away; the suspect fled before police arrived and there were no injuries. The man, 30-year-old Dominic Kanin, was later arrested and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-did-it-update-far-left-trolling-group-awaywewalk-takes-credit-for-arrest-of-brandon-straka\/\" title=\"...We Did It!\u201d \u2013 UPDATE: Far Left Trolling Group ...AwayWeWalk\u201d Takes Credit for Arrest of Brandon Straka\">faces charges<\/a> including grand larceny, kidnapping, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and unlawful imprisonment. He told the New York Post that he is \u201cactually a good person\u201d with a condition, not a thug. The article uses the incident to criticize Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s New York City policies, especially on homelessness and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a>, employing charged language about the \u201cwarmth of collectivism\u201d and the city\u2019s alleged laxity. It cites coverage from the New York Post and WABC-TV, includes social-media embeds, quotes from the victim\u2019s wife, and ends with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >partisan jab suggesting voters bear responsibility<\/a> for the city\u2019s direction.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s New York City &mdash; where, if the homeless aren&rsquo;t left to freeze to death due to the &ldquo;warmth of collectivism,&rdquo; the cold shoulder to the rule of law leaves carjackers free to steal vehicles with elderly blind men inside and then dump them miles away.<\/p>\n<p>In the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, a 34-year-old thought he would be perfectly fine leaving his blind 72-year-old father inside his Subaru while he made a quick run into Target on Jan. 17, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/18\/us-news\/brazen-nyc-carjacker-swipes-vehicle-where-blind-senior-was-waiting-for-son\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, a man jumped into the car and took off with the elderly man in tow.<\/p>\n<p>Both the car and the man were found three miles away at 53rd Avenue and 44th Street. <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/long-island-city-auto-theft-man-steals-car-elderly-person-backseat-queens-nyc\/18426676\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WABC-TV<\/a> reported that the suspect had fled the scene before police arrived.<\/p>\n<p>There were no injuries.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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 \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brazen NYC carjacker swipes vehicle where blind senior, 72, was waiting for son: &lsquo;He didn&rsquo;t know what was happening&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xComKFdSIp\">https:\/\/t.co\/xComKFdSIp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pu8qffwl0R\">pic.twitter.com\/pu8qffwl0R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/2013064812536754344?\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was in the car, but he&rsquo;s blind &mdash; he didn&rsquo;t know what was happening,&rdquo; said the man&rsquo;s wife, who asked not to be named.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He didn&rsquo;t complain because he&rsquo;s not really aware.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The thief, according to the man&rsquo;s wife, said nothing as he drove off, with the blind man completely confused; it later emerged that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jay-leno-says-pressure-date-wifes-dementia-worsens-refuses-take-vow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has dementia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s calling my son, but nobody answered,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The son, meanwhile, noticed something was amiss when he left Target.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He left his dad in the car, and once he came back, it&rsquo;s gone,&rdquo; the woman said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The car was gone, and my husband was gone, too. [The crook] took it away.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They must go to jail. What they did was not right.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Well, a suspect was finally found two weeks later. And &mdash; of course, since this is Mamdani&rsquo;s NYC &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/female-nyp-reporter-furious-punk-sucker-punched-reportedly-1-bail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he&rsquo;s out on the streets again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dominic Kanin, 30, faces charges of grand larceny, kidnapping, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and unlawful imprisonment in the case. He told <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/03\/us-news\/brazen-nyc-carjacker-arrested-sprung-on-supervised-release-for-swiping-vehicle-with-blind-senior-inside\/?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter#Echobox=1770100163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Post<\/a> on Monday that he was &ldquo;actually a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caroline-ellison-ex-girlfriend-of-ftx-founder-sentenced-to-24-months-for-fraud-and-ordered-to-forfeit-11-billion-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Caroline Ellison, ex-girlfriend of FTX founder, sentenced to 24 months for fraud and ordered to forfeit  billion - Washington Examiner\">good person&#038;rdquo<\/a>; with a &ldquo;condition&rdquo; and not a &ldquo;thug.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brazen NYC carjacker arrested then sprung on supervised release for swiping vehicle with blind senior inside <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kO8ZoFjWCh\">https:\/\/t.co\/kO8ZoFjWCh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ntVHXFaVdm\">pic.twitter.com\/ntVHXFaVdm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/2018572541602771269?\">February 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not what it looks like, to be honest. I&rsquo;m actually a good person &hellip; this story has made the media, right?&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The thing is, yeah, I have um, I have a condition. I have a condition. It&rsquo;s not like I&rsquo;m a thug or what. It&rsquo;s not that at all. That&rsquo;s all I&rsquo;m gonna say.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s all he has to say until he returns to court on March 30. Unless he&rsquo;s arrested sooner on another charge. After all, he&rsquo;s on supervised release &mdash; and in New York City, one surmises that supervision is quite loose. Just look at how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mamdani-vows-let-homeless-roam-free-republican-accuses-leaving-freeze-streets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rest of the city goeth<\/a>. And you voted for this, New York. 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