LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division and Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson spoke with southeast Las Vegas residents concerning the uptick of gang exercise and tagging within the space.
“We’ve seen an increase,” Gibson advised 8 Information Now. “People have been reporting to us and we’ve seen it ourselves more than ever before,” he added.
Detective C. Stiles, with Metro’s Gang Investigation Unit, described the varieties of gangs prevalent throughout the valley from “18th Street” to “JRM” and what sort of tagging they sometimes do.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division and Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson spoke with southeast Las Vegas residents concerning the uptick of gang exercise and tagging within the space. (KLAS)
With gang tradition evolving all through the years, the detective famous that not all members match the stereotype.
“They’re not always going to be covered in tattoos so there’s no good way to really tell, you can’t assume,” Stiles shared.
These in attendance on Tuesday had been happy that the difficulty is on regulation enforcement’s radar. These within the space, taking it upon themselves to safe their property within the midst of the vandalism.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division and Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson spoke with southeast Las Vegas residents concerning the uptick of gang exercise and tagging within the space. (KLAS)
“It helped reaffirm that, yes, we are seeing the uptick, and that police are aware of what’s going on,” Amy Beaulieu shared.
“I know we all have video cameras up around our house for extra security so that has helped in the neighborhood,” she added.
As for assets, the general public can attain out to [email protected] or name Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
You’ll be able to report graffiti to the FixIt Clark County web site or use their app. You can too name Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson’s direct line at 702-455-5561.
