FARGO - Law enforcement agencies in the metro area are teaming up to create a multi-agency task force dedicated to combatting what they call a growing problem with gang activity in the Fargo-Moorhead area and across the state.

Fargo Police Chief Dave Todd said Fargo and its surrounding communities are at "a tipping point" in terms of safety from gangs and quality of life.

"We have to stomp this out now," Todd said.

Video above is a recorded incident at Countryside Trailer Court Oct. 2, 2014, which police say is an example of gang-related activity.

Police have identified the three major gangs operating locally as the Lic Squad, the Fast Money Boys and the Squad 400 Boys, two of which were involved in the series of violent crimes last summer at the Countryside Trailer Court.

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Some of the members have relocated here permanently from cities including Detroit, Chicago and Milwaukee, while others gang members headed to other regions, plying the drug trade and committing armed robberies, human trafficking, and other criminal activity in Fargo.

Todd emphasized that the gang activity is not limited to any one specific neighborhood in the metro area.

"Ninety-eight, 99 percent of the people in those areas are good people," he said.

Six officers from Fargo, West Fargo, Cass County, and possibly Clay County will be dedicated full-time to eradicating the gang activity through a street crimes unit, which began operations April 1.

Law enforcement officials said they're looking to members of the public to help provide information if they see what looks like street-corner drug deals, fights, and other possible gang-related activity.

They're also educating teachers on how to recognize signs and insignias of gang activity in their students.

Check back for more on this developing story.