Amber Alert cancelled for baby girl abducted by her father in Rosneath

Three-month-old Jazmine Gill-Bissonnette located safe, police take father into custody

On August 24, 2023, an Amber Alert was issued for three-month-old Jazmine Gill-Bissonnette who was abducted by her father, 23-year-old Jacob Bissonnette, in Roseneath about 52 kilometres east of Peterborough. A couple of hours after the Amber Alert was issued, police located the infant safe in Roseneath and took her father into custody. (Police-supplied photos)
On August 24, 2023, an Amber Alert was issued for three-month-old Jazmine Gill-Bissonnette who was abducted by her father, 23-year-old Jacob Bissonnette, in Roseneath about 52 kilometres east of Peterborough. A couple of hours after the Amber Alert was issued, police located the infant safe in Roseneath and took her father into custody. (Police-supplied photos)

An Amber Alert in Ontario has been cancelled for a baby girl abducted by her father in Roseneath on Wednesday evening (August 23), as the girl has been located and her father taken into custody.

The alert was issued early Thursday morning for the pair, who were last seen in Roseneath, about 52 kilometres east of Peterborough in Alnwick-Haldimand Township.

Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) had identified the abducted baby as three-month-old Jazmine Gill-Bissonnette and her father as 23-year-old Jacob Bissonnette.

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The OPP had issued a detailed description and photos of both the baby and her father.

Within a couple of hours of the Amber Alert being issued, police located the baby safe in Roseneath and took the father into custody.

Police are continuing their investigation and have thanked members of the public for their assistance.