PHOENIX — Police say a man and woman have both been arrested in an incident that involved a stolen truck and a false kidnapping report.
Phoenix police say that around 6:30 a.m. Friday officers received a call from a man who said his vehicle had been stolen with his 12-year-old child inside.
During their investigation, the man told police that he had given a ride to a woman who eventually stole his truck from a convenience store near 7th Street and Buckeye Road. The man said his child was in the vehicle when it was stolen.
Police located the truck and female suspect a short time later.
During their investigation, police learned that the woman had indeed stolen the truck, but there was never a child involved.
The woman was arrested by Phoenix police for vehicle theft, and the man was arrested for providing false information to law enforcement.
The identity of the two suspects have not been released. Police have not said how the two people knew each other.
