Missing Hamden 2-Year-Old Found Safe

A 2-year-old Hamden girl who went missing Thursday has been found safe, state police said.

Authorities issued a Silver Alert for 2-year-old Hailie Sierra on Friday. Hamden police said they suspected the child's mother, Jasmine Hernandez, 22, took Hailie from her home at 33 Webb Street around 5:45 p.m. Thursday and were possibly headed for the Bronx in New York, so police began looking for her that day.

Hailie's father founder her in an apartment building in the Bronx with her mother and has custody of the toddler, police said. He has obtained a protective order against Hernandez. Hailie also has a restraining order against her mother, according to police.

The New York Police Department is conducting a further investigation into the incident.

The child has black and brown eyes. Police said she had last been seen wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and gray Air Jordans sneakers.

Hernandez stands 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 145 pounds. Police said she has dark red hair and a tattoo on her chest that reads "RIP Carlos." She had last been seen wearing black-and-white sneakers, ripped jeans, a black shirt and a black leather jacket.

A 2-year-old child named Hailie Sierra was also reported missing with her mother Jasmine in November of 2014 but was later found safe. Police said the two left Hamden following a domestic dispute between Jasmine and the child's father.