Deputies investigating reported kidnapping of 7-month-old in Yucaipa

Update Aug. 15 9:53 am: Deputies investigating reported kidnapping of 7-month-old in Yucaipa

YUCAIPA, Calif. — Investigators are continuing to search for a missing 7-month-old boy after his mother reported being attacked outside a retail store on Yucaipa Boulevard on Thursday night, according to a statement from San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Friday morning.

Deputies from the Yucaipa Station responded about 7:47 p.m. Aug. 14 to the 34000 block of Yucaipa Boulevard after the child was reported missing. K9 scent-tracking dogs were deployed but did not locate the boy, officials said Friday.

The infant weighs about 21 pounds, is approximately 24 inches tall, has brown hair, brown eyes and is cross-eyed. He was last seen wearing a black Nike onesie.

No suspect information has been released, and the Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division is leading the case.

Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at 909-387-8313.

“We appreciate the community’s understanding as we work around the clock to locate the victim," the department said in a statement.

This is a developing story. Updates will be posted here.

YUCAIPA, Calif. Aug. 15, 8:05 am — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 7-month-old boy last seen Thursday evening in Yucaipa.

Deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Yucaipa Station responded about 7:47 p.m. to the 34000 block of Yucaipa Boulevard after receiving a report that the infant was missing, the department said.

The boy weighs about 21 pounds, is approximately 24 inches tall, has brown hair, brown eyes and is cross-eyed. He was last seen wearing a black Nike onesie.

Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or the Sheriff’s Dispatch at 909-387-8313.

The investigation is ongoing, and no further details have been released.

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