CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / SAN BERNARDINO

Authorities on Thursday released photographs of two men they say kidnapped a 3-year-old boy and images of the green Ford Bronco they were driving.

The images were taken from a video surveillance camera at an unidentified business where the suspects were seen May 1 buying the same kind of tape used to tie up the victims in the robbery and kidnapping.

A picture of their Bronco was taken Sunday from cameras at a liquor store just a few blocks from the family’s Pedley Road home.

Deputies say two gunmen stormed the house and tied up Maria Rosalina Millan and her five children Sunday afternoon. Then they ransacked the place, taking a small amount of cash and two cellphones. Millan said they also snatched her son Briant, saying they were taking him to Mexico to kill him.

San Bernardino County Sheriff Rod Hoops said tips have been pouring in and are being followed up on. He asked the kidnappers to release the boy at a fire station, hospital, school or police department. He is also asking for the public’s help in identifying the men or vehicle. The license plate was obscured on the video.

The motive for the kidnapping is still unknown.

Asked whether organized crime might be involved, Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Jodie Miller said, “We are not discarding any possibilities.”

Briant’s parents are not suspects in the case.

A $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the recovery of the boy.

-- David Kelly