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.

PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) - An Amber Alert has been issued for a 13-year-old Colorado girl after officials say she was in a truck when it was stolen. Officials said Sandra Mendoza, 13, was missing Wednesday night out of Pueblo. Police reported at 6:44 p.m. that a truck she was in had been stolen, according to KKTV.

The Harford County Sheriff’s Office said 7-year-old Khalil Rodney Ringgold was safely located. HARTFORD, Md. (DC News Now) — An AMBER Alert was issued for a 7-year-old boy whom someone abducted from an elementary school in Churchville on Monday morning.

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.

An Amber Alert for a baby boy in Saskatchewan has been cancelled after police say the infant was found and appears safe. RCMP initially said a five-day-old baby boy had been taken from a health

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

Pueblo police say a 13-year-old girl who was reported kidnapped Oct. 16 was never actually missing. The man who reported it now faces a felony charge.

A 13-year-old girl is believed to have been kidnapped after an unknown male stole a car she was inside of. CBI has issued an Amber Alert.

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.

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.