7-Month-Old Boy ‘Kidnapped’ After Mom Was Allegedly Attacked While Changing Him in Vehicle

A seven-month-old baby was reportedly kidnapped after his mother was attacked outside a store in California.

Around 7:47 p.m. local time on Thursday, Aug. 14, deputies responded to reports that Emmanuel Haro had gone missing from the 34000 block of Yucaipa Boulevard, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (SBCSD) said in a news release shared on X. Rebecca Haro, the baby’s mother, told police that she was attacked before her child was taken.

“Investigators from our Specialized Investigations Division are continuing to investigate the reported kidnapping of a seven-month-old, after the child’s mother reported being attacked outside a retail store on Yucaipa Boulevard last night,” SBCSD wrote in an update on X on Friday, Aug. 15.

August 15, 2025
Investigators from our Specialized Investigations Division are continuing to investigate the reported kidnapping of a seven-month-old, after the child's mother reported being attacked outside a retail store on Yucaipa Boulevard last night. K9 scent-tracking dogs… pic.twitter.com/I47VHliAwa

— San Bernardino County Sheriff (@sbcountysheriff) August 15, 2025

“K9 scent-tracking dogs were deployed but the child was not located. No suspect information is available at this time … We appreciate the community’s understanding as we work around the clock to locate the victim,” they added.

Rebecca had gone to a local park for her son’s football practice with her husband and their two other children before heading to a Big 5 Sporting Goods store on Yucaipa Boulevard to pick up a mouthguard for her son, KTLA reported. Emmanuel needed his diaper changed, so she laid him down in her car to change him.

“I was going to get the diaper and somebody said, ‘Hola,’ and I don’t remember anything since,” Rebecca told the outlet, showing a black eye. “I woke up here on the floor and I didn’t see Emmanuel.” She said someone “snatched” her son from the vehicle.

Rebecca searched around her car and ran into the store looking for him before calling 911, according to KTLA.

An Amber Alert was not issued because no descriptions of the suspect or vehicle were available, per KTLA.

Emmanuel’s father, Jake Haro, told the outlet that the family “doesn’t have enemies” and cannot think of anyone who would want to hurt their child.

As of Saturday, Aug. 16, police have not found Emmanuel and continue to search for him, according to SBCSD’s X post.

Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Sheriff’s Dispatch at 909-387-3717.