MONTREAL LAKE - Update 2: On Oct. 17, just before 2 p.m., Waskesiu/Montreal Lake RCMP received a report that a five-day-old baby had been taken from a residence on Montreal Lake Cree Nation.
Waskesiu/Montreal Lake RCMP immediately responded. Investigation determined the baby had been taken by his father.
Subsequent investigation led to Saskatchewan RCMP determining the incident met the criteria for the issuance of an AMBER Alert. The alert was issued at approximately 5:08 p.m.
Note that the alert stated the baby was taken from the health clinic. This information, gathered during the initial response, was incorrect.
Shortly after, the father turned himself in without incident at the Big River RCMP detachment.
Officers assessed the baby, who appeared healthy and safe. EMS was called to assess him as a precaution.
The investigation continues.
Update 1: An Amber Alert for a five-day-old boy has been cancelled. RCMP say the baby was located in Big River. He appears safe and will be assessed by EMS. A suspect is in custody.
The investigation continues, say RCMP.
Names and photos have been removed at the request of the RCMP.
An AMBER Alert is only issued by law enforcement in serious abduction cases. In Canada, AMBER Alert programs are provincially managed.
The Saskatchewan AMBER Alert system is a voluntary partnership between Saskatchewan law enforcement agencies, news agencies and the public that establishes a protocol to activate an urgent public appeal for information in the most serious abduction cases. The program gives the public up-to-date information about an AMBER Alert by using province-wide broadcasts to solicit the public's help in having the abducted individual returned home safely.
In 1996, nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted and murdered in Arlington, Texas. This tragic event prompted the creation of the AMBER Alert program, which is now adopted in Canada.
