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.

Sandra Mendoza, a 13-year-old abducted Pueblo girl, was found safe hours after police issued an amber alert on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. The amber alert was deactivated.

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.

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 have arrested a man in connection to a false kidnapping report. That report triggered 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.