Uncle 'uncooperative' as search continues for missing 5-year-old | East Idaho News
Elizabeth Shelley was last seen by her mother at 2 a.m. Saturday when she went to bed, according to the Logan Police Department. The girl’s uncle, Alex Whipple, showed up at the home as they were going to bed. Both Elizabeth and Whipple, 21, were missing when the rest of the household woke up around 10 a.m.
Logan Police also stated they are aware of comments made by concerned citizens but they are not releasing “everything pertinent to this investigation” yet.
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5-year-old girl missing, uncle in custody: Police
Elizabeth Jessica Shelley hasn't been seen since Saturday at 2 a.m., according to the Logan City Police Department. She was with Alex Whipple, her mom's brother, when
she vanished, the department's captain, Tyson Budge, said.
He is being held on $
250,000 bond, according to the Cache County Sheriff's Office's website. [according to this link the bond amount is $25,000
Uncle of missing girl booked into jail on warrant; 'main suspect' in girl's disappearance ]
Whipple has not been formally arrested in connection with Elizabeth's disappearance, but Budge told ABC News authorities are "pretty confident" he had something to do with it. A burner phone Whipple was allegedly using was among the evidence found at the girl's home, allegedly linking him to her disappearance, according to Budge.
Elizabeth's parents reported the incident to police at 10 a.m. Saturday.
addition to Logan City police, the search for the little girl includes the sheriff's office, the FBI and the county's search and rescue unit. A helicopter has been deployed, too, Budge said.
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SEARCH INTENSIFIES FOR MISSING 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHILE UNCLE REMAINS IN POLICE CUSTODY
The search eventually included FBI agents with experience in child abduction cases who volunteered to assist in the search, Budge said.
The search for Shelley was highly methodical, with multiple search teams going door-to-door, talking with residents and obtaining their permission to search homes, garages and sheds inside and out in a multi-block radius surrounding the family’s home.
Additional volunteers carefully searched a canal located in the vicinity, with no apparent results. Only the family home and the Bear River Charter School have been marked with police tape, although late in the afternoon several streets in the area were blocked off.