A Pueblo man was arrested this week for what police described as a fake kidnapping report that prompted an Amber Alert, all to expedite efforts to track down his stolen pickup truck.

A suspect was arrested in Pueblo after police said he falsely reported a kidnapping on Wednesday, Oct. 16. On Wednesday just before 5:15 p.m., the Pueblo Police Department was dispatched to the Sunset Bowling Alley,

Daniel Reyes is charged with a felony after he reported his "cousin" was in his truck that was stolen from a bowling alley. The report resulted in an Amber Alert.

Daniel Reyes was arrested in Colorado for falsely reporting a kidnapping, which led to the deployment of an AMBER Alert, after claiming his cousin was in a stolen vehicle.

Police believe a man lied about a kidnapping that resulted in an AMBER Alert this week The ordeal started Wednesday night at about 5:15 p.m. when Pueblo Police were called to Big Daddy’s Sunset Bowl along Prairie Avenue on the claim a vehicle was taken with a child inside.