Parents who killed missing 7-month-old accused of abusing another child as cops search for boy, probe deeper into family: Police

The parents of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro — who they claimed was kidnapped during a diaper alteration successful a California parking batch — were arrested Friday and charged with his murder, conscionable 1 time aft cops launched a abstracted kid maltreatment probe against them.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office is allegedly investigating a study of kid maltreatment tied to Rebecca Haro, 41, and Jake Haro, 32, who are accused of sidesplitting Emmanuel and hiding his assemblage somewhere, with authorities inactive searching for the boy's remains arsenic of Sunday, according to section reports. Riverside County Sheriff's Lt. Deirdre Vickers told The Orange County Register connected Saturday nighttime that deputies were sent to a location successful the 23000 artifact of Cottonwood Avenue successful Moreno Valley connected Thursday afternoon, Aug. 21, aft receiving a study of maltreatment related to the Haro's.

The mates reportedly has 2 different kids, including a 2-year-old. The youths are present successful the custody of kid extortion services.

"Investigators responded to the determination regarding the allegations, and the probe remains ongoing," Vickers told the Register.

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The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department reports that the Haro's were arrested Friday aft "numerous interviews" were conducted with them; hunt warrants served; integer and physics grounds collected and "closely analyzed;" and witnesser grounds each pointed to a kidnapping that "did not occur," according to officials.

Rebecca Haro allegedly told authorities she had been successful Yucaipa astatine a shot stadium with Emmanuel and her different children for younker shot activities earlier his disappearance. She said she went to a Big 5 Sporting Goods store to bargain a rima defender for different 1 of her kids erstwhile the alleged kidnapper acceptable upon them and physically attacked her, leaving her with a bruised achromatic oculus that tin beryllium seen successful section media interviews.

The kidnapping study led to a monolithic section search, with the nationalist Uvalde Foundation radical — which helps retired section instrumentality enforcement with autarkic searches for missing children done its "Lost Student Initiative" — taking portion to effort and find Emmanuel, on with police. As clip went on, though, searchers and investigators began to find alleged "inconsistencies" with the mom's story.

One of the biggest issues: an alleged "eyewitness report" that said the mother lied astir the achromatic oculus she claims to person suffered during the kidnapping.

"We are receiving accusation that Emmanuel was not adjacent reported to person been seen astatine the shot crippled the parent alleged they were each at," the Uvalde Foundation for Kids told Law&Crime past week aft suspending its autarkic hunt for Emmanuel owed to the alleged "inconsistencies."

The radical allegedly received "an eyewitness study that the mother's evident bruise acquired during the onslaught astatine the Big 5 was successful information acquired erstwhile to the incident," according to instauration officials. The radical shared Facebook posts with Law&Crime connected Monday showing purported workers astatine the Big 5 store who alleged that Haro didn't person a kid with her that day.

"It is believed Emmanuel is deceased and the hunt to retrieve his remains is ongoing," the San Bernardino Sheriff's Office said successful a property release. "While these arrests people a important development, our absorption remains connected uncovering Emmanuel."

SUSPECT 1: Jake Mitchell Haro, 32-years-old, Resident of Cabazon, CA
SUSPECT 2: Rebecca Renee Haro, 41-years-old, Resident of Cabazon, CA
VICTIM(S): Emmanuel Haro, seven-month-old Infant of Cabazon, CA

This probe began connected August 14, 2025, arsenic a reported kidnapping astatine the… pic.twitter.com/u75jgrFKtz

— San Bernardino County Sheriff (@sbcountysheriff) August 22, 2025

Rebecca Haro claimed Emmanuel was taken connected Aug. 14, astatine astir 7:45 p.m., with deputies being dispatched to the Big 5 astatine 34579 Yucaipa Blvd astir this time. "I got him retired of the car seat, and I laid him down truthful I tin get his diaper ready" she told section ABC affiliate KABC successful a associated interrogation with Jake Haro, who has a anterior transgression condemnation for felony kid cruelty.

"I was going to get the diaper and idiosyncratic said, 'Hola,' and I didn't spot nothing," Rebecca said successful different sit-down with Jake and The CW affiliate KTLA from the parking batch of the Big 5 wherever she claimed everything happened.

"I woke up close present connected the floor, and I didn't spot Emmanuel," Rebecca claimed. She told KABC, "As soon arsenic I got up, I couldn't find my son. I checked each astir my truck. And I ran into Big 5, and I asked the woman if she saw a babe oregon idiosyncratic with a baby. She said no." Jake added, "He's conscionable a baby. Just springiness our lad back, please."

Police officials said that aft further investigation, cops were "unable to regularisation retired foul play" — causing the Haro's to not cooperate anymore.

"We cannot successful bully conscience, utilize our squad and resources erstwhile truthful overmuch is missing successful this case," explained Uvalde Foundation laminitis Daniel Chapin successful a connection past week earlier the Haro's were arrested. "Of peculiar interest to america lies wrong the inconsistencies successful the details and the abrupt determination by the parent to extremity connection with instrumentality enforcement and our team."

Chapin added, "Something is not close successful this full picture."

Local tribunal records amusement that Jake Haro was convicted successful June 2023 of felony willful kid cruelty successful transportation to a 2018 apprehension successful Hemet. He was sentenced to 180 days successful jailhouse and 48 months of probation, and is scheduled to look astatine a Sept. 2 proceeding for an alleged probation violation, KABC reports.

The Register reports that Jake was with a antithetic spouse astatine the time, Vanessa Haro, who hospitalized her babe girl with breached bones arsenic a effect of the abuse. Jake was ordered to be a kid abuser attraction program, the section paper reports. Vanessa Haro pleaded blameworthy and got 120 days successful a work-release program.

Online records amusement the Haro's were being held Sunday with nary bail successful Riverside County. The mates is scheduled to look successful tribunal connected Tuesday.