Colorado dad arrested after leaving daughter, 4, home alone wearing only a diaper

Nypost · Aug 04, 2026 · 378 words · By Ella Morrison

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Add The New York Post on Google Heartbreaking police bodycam footage captures the rescue of a 4-year-old girl left home alone, only wearing a diaper at her father’s drug paraphernalia-ridden Colorado apartment.

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The young child was found by police standing alone on a second-floor balcony crying out for help last Tuesday at around 10:30 p.m., according to the Boulder Police Department.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The father was allegedly found with nearly 15 grams of cocaine and a large wad of cash in his possession at the bar and was swiftly arrested.”

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The evidence provided for claim 6 contains unrelated information about protein grams, vacuum cleaners, and different people named Paul Wilson. There is no evidence of an arrest involving 15 grams of cocaine at a bar.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Francis Paul Wilson (born May 17, 1946) is an American author of horror, adventure, medical thrillers, and science fiction. His books include the Repairman Jack novels—including Ground Zero, The Tomb,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Paul_Wilson

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has frequently worked with filmmaker Wes Anderson, with whom he has shared writing and acting credits on the f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Wilson

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paul "Pablo" Wilson (born 20 October 1978) is a Scottish musician, who is best known as the former bass guitarist for Northern Irish–Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol. He previously played gu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wilson_(musician)

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Claim 2: “Heartbreaking police bodycam footage captures the rescue of a 4-year-old girl left home alone, only wearing a diaper at her father’s drug paraphernalia-ridden Colorado apartment.”

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While the evidence for claim 4 mentions a 4-year-old girl in a diaper begging for help, the specific details about the 'drug paraphernalia-ridden Colorado apartment' in this claim are not independently corroborated by multiple sources in the provided evidence. The search results for claim 0 itself were irrelevant (mathematical definitions of the number 4).

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web search NEUTRAL — In internet slang, "4" can replace the word "for" (as "four" and "for" are pronounced similarly). For example, messaging "4 u" instead of "for you" when talking to someone.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4

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web search NEUTRAL — In mathematics, the number four is an even number and the smallest composite number. Four is also the second square number after one. A small minority of people have four fingers on each hand and four…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/4_(number)

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web search NEUTRAL — Four is the largest number within the subitizing range and one of two numbers that is both a square and a highly composite number (the other being thirty-six), making quaternary a convenient choice fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaternary_numeral_system

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Claim 3: “The next day, police “had a good idea where the father might be,” and tracked Wilson down at a bar in Boulder.”

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The evidence provided for claim 5 contains general information about Boulder, Colorado, and unrelated Wikipedia entries. There is no mention of Paul Wilson being tracked to a bar.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On March 22, 2021, a mass shooting occurred at a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, United States. Ten people were killed, including a local on-duty police officer. The shooter, 21-year-ol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Boulder_shooting

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kalgoorlie (/ˈkælˌɡʊːɹli/ kal-GOOR-LEE), also known as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located 595 km (370 mi) east-northeast of Perth at the end…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rollins Pass, elevation 11,676 ft (3,559 m), is a mountain pass and active archaeological site in the Southern Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado in the United States. The pass is located on an…
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Claim 4: “Cops were able to reach the girl’s father, identified as Paul Wilson, 44, who told police that his daughter was asleep when he left to get food.”

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One web search result explicitly identifies the father as Paul Wilson, 44, and states he told authorities the daughter was asleep when he left to get food. No other independent source confirms these specific details.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paul Wilson may refer to:
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Claim 5: “The youngster was unharmed but there was a “large amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia within her reach on the coffee table,” police said.”

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One web search result explicitly mentions cops discovering a 'large amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia' within reach of a girl on a coffee table. However, this is a single source and not corroborated by a second independent news organization.

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web search NEUTRAL — Cops discovered a "large amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia" within her reach on a coffee table inside the home.
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/little-girl-found-alone-and-ye…

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web search NEUTRAL — A Seneca woman is facing child endangerment charges after police assisting a school officer with a truancy-related search warrant allegedly found methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia in …
https://www.explorevenango.com/crime/2025/11/13/seneca-woman…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gonzalez was booked for an outstanding warrant, manufacturing hashish oil, possession of drug paraphernalia, child endangerment, and possessing prescription medication without a prescription. Gonzalez…
https://sanbenito.com/couple-suspected-of-possessing-meth-wi…

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Claim 6: “The young child was found by police standing alone on a second-floor balcony crying out for help last Tuesday at around 10:30 p.m., according to the Boulder Police Department.”

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The evidence provided for claim 1 consists of general information about Boulder, Colorado, and unrelated events (a 2021 shooting). No specific report confirming the rescue of a child from a balcony at 10:30 p.m. on a Tuesday is present in the evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Silver Rider Transit is a public transportation operator in Clark County, Nevada, United States. Silver Rider Transit operates in the rural portion of Clark county, with focus cities of Laughlin and M…
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Claim 7: “Later, cops took the girl to her mother’s home in Denver.”

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The evidence provided for claim 3 consists of general definitions of police and unrelated news from Cheyenne, WY. There is no evidence regarding the girl being taken to her mother's home in Denver.

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web search NEUTRAL — The police are a constituted body of people empowered by a state with the aim of enforcing the law and protecting the public order as well as the public itself. [1] .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police

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web search NEUTRAL — The card was used to make more than $1,000 in unauthorized purchases at grocery stores in Wyoming. Surveillance cameras captured the individuals believed to be involved.
https://www.facebook.com/CheyennePoliceDepartment/

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web search NEUTRAL — The Cheyenne Police Department is "Protecting the Legend" of Cheyenne by working in cooperation with citizens to lead the charge in preventing crime and defending the rights of the community.
https://www.cheyennecity.org/Your-Government/Departments/Pol…

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Claim 8: “Wilson was hit with several charges, including child abuse, reckless endangerment, felony unlawful possesion of cocaine, and felony drug distribution charges, a spokesperson for the Boulder Police Department confirmed to The Post.”

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The evidence provided for claim 7 consists of information about Paul the Apostle and a 2011 movie. There is no evidence regarding legal charges against a Paul Wilson for child abuse or drug distribution.

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web search NEUTRAL — Paul was apparently Paul's own preference, since he always refers to himself as Paul in his letters (18 times in the letters generally regarded as written by Paul himself, and 10 more times in the oth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle

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web search NEUTRAL — Just as she is about to kill them, she is crushed by the landing transport ship. Paul says goodbye to his friends and offers Tara a chance to go with him, promising to give her a new life after ruinin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_(2011_film)

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 18, 2011 · Paul: Directed by Greg Mottola. With Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Mia Stallard. Two English comic book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1092026/

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