The investigation has raised urgent questions about the child's welfare and the credibility of the mother's original report.

Investigators have seized the vehicle of Jake Haro, the father of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro, who has been missing for several days after his mother alleged he was kidnapped at a Yucaipa sporting goods store.

Police in California have seized a car belonging to the father of a missing 7-month-old as they investigate the baby's disappearance.

The mystery of a missing 7-month-old boy in Yucaipa took another twist when authorities confirmed Wednesday that they removed a 2-year-old child from the home of the same couple that reported the infant missing last week.

After Rebecca Haro reported that her 7-month-old son Emmanuel Haro was kidnapped during an attack in a parking lot, which left her unconscious, police noted "inconsistencies" in her story.

The baby’s mom had stopped speaking with authorities after she was confronted with “inconsistencies” in her story.

Rebecca Haro has refused to take a polygraph test after claims she was struck from behind while changing her seven-month old son's nappy outside a store - before waking up to find the tot gone