A tragic end to an Amber Alert call.
Phones across Niagara and the GTA lit up around 11 p.m. last night as police investigated a possible parental abduction in the Peel Region.
OPP officials say the 11 year old girl was located, deceased, at a home in Brampton.
Her father was arrested near Orillia and is now in police custody.
However, police officials also say they are now dealing with a slew of calls to 911 complaining about the late hour of the alert.
Officials say they were able to locate the girl and arrest the father as a direct result of someone receiving the Amber Alert, and maintain that the system works.
Peel Regional Police Constable Akhil Mooken writes, "I can’t even begin to describe how disappointing and upsetting it is to read the comments, emails and calls to our communications bureau complaining about receiving an Amber Alert late at night. I appreciate that a lot of people were sleeping but the immediate need to locate the child outweighed the momentary inconvenience that some people encountered. Tragically this incident did not have the outcome we were all hoping for but the suspect was located as a direct result of a citizen receiving the alert and calling 9-1-1. The system works."