According to Riverside County records, the missing 7-month-old's father pleaded guilty to wilful cruelty to a child following a 2018 arrest.

Emmanuel Haro was reported missing on Thursday after someone attacked his mother outside of a Big 5 Sporting Goods store in the 34500 block of Yucaipa Boulevard, according to the family. Mother Rebecca Haro said she was changing her baby's diaper when someone punched her. When she came to, she ran into the sporting goods store and called 911.

Investigators have conducted extensive searches in Yucaipa and Cabazon and are reviewing a large amount of surveillance video in the disappearance of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro, and they “are unable to rule out foul play,

Investigators in the Inland Empire are continuing efforts to locate the baby boy who was reported as kidnapped late last week, as antsy community members rally for his safe return.

Approximately 72 hours after Emmanuel was reportedly kidnapped from a Yucaipa parking lot, police were spotted at the Cabazon home where the 7-month-old's parents live. Why they were there, or whether there are any new breaks in the case, remains unknown.