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Articles by Matt Delaney

Soldiers raid the Tocorón Penitentiary Center, in Tocorón, Venezuela, on Sept. 20, 2023. The Tren de Aragua gang originated at the prison. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) **FILE**

Venezuelan prison gang fuels U.S. crime wave, ducks American law enforcement

Two cops shot in New York City. A jogger beaten to death in Georgia. A Texas hotel taken over by armed criminals. The common thread in a sprawling nationwide web of violence, according to law enforcement officials, is a ruthless Venezuelan prison gang exporting its drug-weapon-human-trafficking operations north to American cities.

October 4, 2024
Metropolitan Police provided a photo of suspect Ernesto Mercado from around the time of the attacks in 2010 and a driver's license photo from 2019. Mr. Mercado, 54, is accused of being the "Georgetown Cuddler" who broke into several womens' homes and raped them between 2008 and 2012. (Matt Delaney/The Washington Times)

‘Georgetown Cuddler’ nabbed by D.C. police 12 years after last attack

After over a decade-long investigation, D.C. authorities said Wednesday they arrested the elusive "Georgetown Cuddler" -- a mysterious man linked to several rapes in the District and Maryland where the attacker broke into women's homes and preyed on them while they were sleeping.

October 2, 2024