Overview

• San Bernardino County sheriff’s investigators collected the father’s vehicle for evidence processing as part of the active criminal probe.
• Deputies followed up on a reported sighting in Kern County but said Emmanuel has not been located and no specific Bakersfield location was confirmed.
• Ground searches are on hold until new, corroborated leads emerge, and officials said no federal agencies are involved at this time.
• Riverside County authorities removed a 2-year-old from the Haro home, and investigators obtained the family’s electronic devices.
• The sheriff’s department highlighted inconsistencies in the mother’s initial account after she declined to continue an interview, while the family’s attorney maintains the parents are cooperating.