Crime & Safety

AMBER ALERT UPDATE: Baby Boy Found Safe, Father in Custody

Reported by Patch Local Editor Guy McCarthy: 

A man and his infant son who were the subject of a statewide Amber Alert have been located safe in Mexico, and Border Patrol personnel were coordinating with Mexican authorities on returning them to the U.S.

Law enforcement agencies and motorists across Southern California were alerted earlier Nov. 6 to look out for 22-year-old Mesut Guler, suspected of abducting his 1-month-old son in Northern California, then possibly spotted in San Diego County overnight.

Guler was stopped at a checkpoint in Mexico, where authorities discovered there was a warrant for his arrest, California Highway Patrol public affairs officer Mary Bailey confirmed to City News Service after sundown Wednesday.

The CHP distributed an Amber Alert earlier Nov. 6 that stated:

The Emergency Notification and Tactical Alert Center is assisting the Sunnyvale Police Department with a statewide Amber Alert activation.

On Nov. 5, 2013, at 4:14 a.m., Henry Guler-Romero was abducted from Sunnyvale/Santa Clara/CA.

Henry Guler-Romero  is a 1 month old Hispanic male, height unknown, weight unknown juvenile, black hair and brown eyes, with an unknown clothing description.

Suspect is Mesut Guler, a 22 year old, Turkish male, 6 feet tall, 120 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes, with an unknown clothing description.

The suspect was last seen driving a tan 2004 GMC Envoy, with a CA license plate of 6HIL892. The vehicle has a large American eagle on rear window. If seen contact Sunnyvale Police Department at (408) 730-7110.

The suspect's cellphone was "pinged" on Interstate 805 between Balboa Avenue and state Route 163 at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Robert Catano.



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