Increasing gang activity: FBI Las Vegas asks for help reporting gang activity to put more members behind bars [Video]

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Dozens of gang members in the valley are behind bars in the new year.

FOX5 just learned from the FBI in Las Vegas there have been 45 arrests with gang ties in 2024, and the agency is looking for your help to make even more arests.

It all started with a recent social media post asking the public’s help in reporting gangs. But FOX5 learned from Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Jeremy Schwartz with the FBI Las Vegas they’re getting harder to spot in the valley amid a rise in gang activity.

“So you may have somebody right down the street that has tied to a gang and you may never even know. Back in the back in the 90s, gangs were very obvious,” Schwartz said. “It was similar to what you would see on TV. You would have people staying on street corners wearing …