Crime & Safety

Avon Police Help Catch Illegal Immigrant

Man was passenger in car pulled over in traffic stop

A traffic stop by led to the discovery of a suspected illegal immigrant.

The officer made the stop on Interstate 90 near Timberlakes around 10:48 p.m. on May 12.

A passenger in the car was first identified as a Fernando Gureic of Mexico. The officer called border patrol in Sandusky, who got someone there around 11:10 p.m. 

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The passenger was then correctly identified as Fernando Guittierez of Guatemala, and he was taken into custody by Border Patrol. 

The driver of the car, who was not identified, was given a warning for assured cleared distance and marked lanes. 

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