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 man lied about a “kidnapped” teenager in Colorado after his truck was stolen, police say. The man, 34-year-old Daniel Reyes, called the Pueblo Police Department to report a kidnapping and car theft from the Sunset Bowling alley around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, the agency said on Facebook.

Arkansas State Police issued an AMBER Alert Friday night for a 14-year-old who is believed to be with someone she met online.

Khalil Rodney Ringgold, 7, was last seen getting into a gray Nissan Altima on Monday at Churchville Elementary in Maryland.

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.

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.

PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - Police believe a man lied about a kidnapping that resulted in an AMBER Alert this week in Colorado. 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.

An Amber Alert issued for the 13-year-old was canceled. Police also arrested the man accused of lying to police.

An AMBER Alert has been issued for a 13-year-old girl who was inside a vehicle when it was stolen by an unknown man in Pueblo Wednesday evening.

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.