Sex Offender Arrested After Tip to Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers

Update from Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers:

On Feb. 4, Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers posted information about missing alleged sex offender Wesley Alan Bear, 35.

A caller to the Cedar Valley Crime Stopper hotline provided information that Bear was in Oklahoma City.

On Feb. 16, the Oklahoma City Police Department located and arrested Bear on warrants for allegedly failing to register as a sex offender in the state of Iowa.

Bear is listed as a sex offender after being charged with two counts of lascivious acts with a child stemming from June 28, 2001, in Tama. He was 17 and the victim was a female between the age of 0-13, according to the Iowa Sex Offender Registry.

About Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers:

Launched in June 2012, the goal of Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers is to help keep Cedar Valley neighborhoods safer. The program allows citizens to report suspicious and criminal behavior while allowing them to remain anonymous. No calls are traced and if a tip leads to an arrest the caller is eligible for a cash reward.

Call 1-855-300-8477 to report a crime or offer a tip. Visit cvcrimestop.com to learn more, view photos and read about cold cases. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.