Couple Caught, Amber Alert Ends

An Amber Alert that affected the Q101 area ended last night, with arrests in Illinois. Officials say they found a Kentucky couple in a town near Saint Louis and the nine-month-old baby they allegedly kidnapped is O-K. Police say the child’s mother and her boyfriend took the child from a social worker, who was found dead in the couple’s home Monday. The mother had lost custody of the child when he was only 13 days old, due to a neglect charge. Police found the couple hiding in a camper, where they had sought shelter after the car they were driving apparently broke down and got stuck in some mud. When the Amber Alert first came out Monday, police suspected the couple might have headed for our area.