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Ashley Hayes ReportingPolice issued an Amber Alert overnight for five-year-old Destiny Norton, who went missing more than a week ago this morning.
A gas attendant thought he saw Destiny in Farmington off Highway 89 and Shepard Lane.
Police called off that Amber Alert after they found the little girl in the truck was not Destiny Norton.
Around 8 o'clock last night an employee at the Smith's Conoco station in Farmington called police saying he'd seen a little girl matching Destiny's description.
Robin Snyder, Salt Lake Police: "He said the female had green streaks in her hair, had silver teeth on her bottom row. He said she was wearing a baseball cap."
The employee told police the little girl sat in the front seat of a black Dodge extended cab pickup while the driver came in to pay.
The employee called police with a partial license plate number and description of the man driving with the girl.
Hours later a Salt Lake City resident who saw the Amber Alert spotted the truck in the city and called police.
Robin Snyder: "The information was good. The Amber Alert served its purpose and we were able to get the information out and the witness was able to find the truck. We had people showing up here at the scene at Smith's wanting to help search. The Amber Alert did serve its purpose."
Even though the alert didn't turn up Destiny, police say this was a good exercise.
The search for Destiny will continue today. Volunteers will be handing out flyers at the Day's 47 KSL 5 Parade.
Police plan to drain the pond at Liberty Park this week.
Over the weekend, investigators questioned a new group of people -- friends of the Norton family who regularly gather for the drum circle at Liberty Park, where Destiny and her parents were "regulars."
FBI Agent: "We need your help. That's why we brought the parents. No officer is going to ask you about anything today, except about Destiny, about people that you know who know Destiny, where you've seen her."
Nearly everyone took the so called "truce" and cooperated with investigators.
Meantime, more people turned out to help search. So far, searchers have covered 75 percent of the city and nearly half of the county.
Police have received nearly 300 tips in the case. Seventy percent of those leads have been cleared or didn't check out, police said.
A $30,000 reward has been offered for information leading to a resolution of the case.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report)
