WATERLOO (KWWL) -
Police credit a tip to the Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers hotline for the arrest of two men at a local hotel. The two arrests are the first that are a direct result of the new Crime Stoppers organization.
Sergeant Hector Camarin says a tip led police to two men who were wanted on warrants that were staying at the Super 8 Hotel on LaPorte Road on Tuesday.
Camarin says officers went to the hotel and found 26-year-old Gabrielle McClarin and 31-year-old Roy Lee Turner III staying at the hotel and arrested them.
McClarin was wanted on a theft warrant out of Linn County and Turner was wanted on a U.S. Marshals warrant for Mail Fraud.
Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that helps solve crimes in Black Hawk County.
If you have a tip that could help area law enforcement, call Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers at 1-855-300-TIPS.