A Pleasanton police officer located a stolen pickup truck Thursday, July 30, after receiving an alert from the department's Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system, according to the Pleasanton Police Department.

Officer Sanchez was patrolling the 1300 block of Second Street when the patrol vehicle's ALPR alerted her that she had just passed a stolen pickup truck.

The officer immediately turned around to locate the vehicle while notifying other patrol units of the alert.