BABY FOUND SAFE, FATHER IN CUSTODY AFTER AMBER ALERT

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Update 6:30 p.m. -- The kidnapped baby has been found safe and the father has been taken into custody near the border by Mexican authorities working in cooperation with U.S. law enforcement.

Novmeber 6, 2013 (San Diego)--A statewide Amber alert has been issued for a man suspected of abducting his infant son from Sunnyvale California.   His vehicle has been sighted in San Diego and his cell phone has also been traced to here.  The suspect, 22-year-old Mesut Guler, was last seen driving a tan 2004 GMC Envoy with license place 6HL892. It has a large American eagle on the rear window.

The suspect is a Turkish man, six feet tall, weighing 120 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. The two-week old infant, Henry Guler-Romero, is described as Hispanic with black hair and brown eyes.

The suspect reportedly told the mother he was leaving the state with the child and has previously threatened to harm both himself and the baby.

The suspect’s cell phone was pinged on Highway 805 in San Diego. Two sightings have been reported of the vehicle in Hillcrest and at National City’s Mile of Cars.  If you see the vehicle, call 911 immediately.  You can also call the Sunnyvale Police Department at (408) 730-7110


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