At 4:25 a.m. on a Sunday, the Sûreté du Québec broadcast a provincewide alert for a 2-year-old and 4-year-old abducted from Trois-Rivières. Despite the broadcast occurring during off-peak sleep hours, the alert successfully mobilized the community. Within hours, crucial information received from the public directly guided investigators to Saint-Paulin, approximately 60 km (about 38 miles) away, where both children were safely recovered and the suspect was arrested. This case validates standard operating procedures: prioritizing immediate alert dissemination, even in the middle of the night, can be a highly effective strategy for generating life-saving community tips and rapidly resolving abductions.