It’s the kind of incident for which Amber Alerts are designed. Only this one took hours to be issued and advocates for victims of violent crimes say this isn’t the first time.

“Every second counts for the parent of a child who is missing,” said Laurie MacDonald with Center for Victims

Four-month-old Diore Thomas is back with her mother tonight, and her father Giante Thomas is under arrest in connection with her alleged abduction yesterday.