Surrey RCMP cancel Amber Alert, arrest suspect after 'safe recovery' of missing baby

Police in Surrey, B.C.,say they arrested a 28-year-old man, endingtheir search after the "safe recovery" of a missing two-month-old baby.

Surrey RCMPcancelled their publicAmber Alert slightly more than an hour after it was issued at12:30 p.m. PT Saturday.

"Police immediately began receiving tips, and that is what led us to being able to quickly and safely locate the infant," said police spokespersonCpl. Vanessa Munnin a release. "The Amber Alert worked exactly how it was designed to work."

The RCMP statement said officers had spoken with the suspect in Surrey in the morning, who had been in a vehicle with the infant before fleeingthe area. Later that morning, officers saw the vehicle again before it fled a second time.

"Police obtained further information which (led) them to believe that the infant was in imminent danger," police said of the reason they issued a public alert, includingthe names and descriptions of a girl anda suspect, along with information on the suspect's vehicle.

He wasarrested andremains in custody, police said.