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 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.

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.

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.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued an Amber Alert for a missing girl. CBI said Sandra Mendoza, 13, was last seen in Pueblo at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday. She was in a vehicle when an unknown man stole it from the 1200 block of South Prairie Avenue with her still inside.

Authorities in southern Colorado issued an Amber Alert late Wednesday after a 13-year-old girl was reported missing in the Pueblo area.

An AMBER alert has been issued for 13-year-old Sandra Mendoza out of Pueblo Wednesday night after officials said she was in a vehicle when it was stolen.