URBANDALE, Iowa — An Amber Alert about the abduction of an Urbandale child has ended with tragic results.
The Urbandale Police Department says the body of an adult and an infant were found in a burned out vehicle believed to have been sought in connection with an Amber Alert.
The alert was issued early Wednesday morning for nine-month-old Logan Habibovich. He was believed to have been taken by his father, Elvis Habibovich.
Shortly after the Amber Alert was issued around 2:00 a.m. Wednesday, the Missouri State Highway Patrol contacted Urbandale police about a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle sought in the case. They found the vehicle burned out at Grand Trace Conservation Area in Harrison County. Two bodies were found in the vehicle.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, troopers and deputies with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office responded to the conservation area at 8:47 p.m. Tuesday on a vehicle fire. The vehicle was burned so badly they were unable to recover a license plate or VIN number.
Sgt. Gary Lang with the Urbandale Police Department spoke with us on Today in Iowa about the case, saying the child’s mother contacted them Tuesday night around 8:19. She told them Elvis Habibovich had taken the child for part of the day and had not returned him.
Through the investigation, officials determined the situation met the criteria for an Amber Alert.
Lang says the bodies have not been positively identified yet but all signs point to them being the subjects of the Amber Alert.