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Teen burglary suspects paddle into Bear Creek Lake to try and escape from law enforcement, Jeffco deputies say

Denver7 · · 130 words · By Óscar Contreras
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What to know about Teen burglary suspects paddle into Bear Creek Lake to try and escape from law enforcement, Jeffco deputies say

— Two teen burglary suspects tried to paddle their way out of trouble after allegedly trespassing Soda Lakes Lodge in Jefferson County earlier this week, deputies with the sheriff’s office said Friday.

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What happened

— Two teen burglary suspects tried to paddle their way out of trouble after allegedly trespassing Soda Lakes Lodge in Jefferson County earlier this week, deputies with the sheriff’s office said Friday.

Why it matters

The two teens tried to escape after deputies responded to the lodge on Wednesday afternoon following reports of shirtless man inside, who was yelling and smashing walls and windows with two-by-fours, according to a news release.

Common ground

Deputies said the teens then left the building, grabbed paddleboards and headed into the middle of Bear Creek Lake.

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Claim 1: “deputies responded to the lodge on Wednesday afternoon following reports of shirtless man inside, who was yelling and smashing walls and windows with two-by-fours”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated reports about a shed fire, a naked man in Utah, and a woman asleep in a car. None of the evidence mentions a shirtless man smashing walls with two-by-fours at Soda Lakes Lodge.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Caribou–Targhee National Forest is located in the states of Idaho and Wyoming, with a small section in Utah in the United States. The forest is broken into several separate sections and extends over 2…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of museums in Montana encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The number of snow ski areas and resorts in the United States peaked in the late 1960s at around 1000 areas. Since then many small, rope-tow only areas have closed or consolidated. The following listi…
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Claim 2: “Two teen burglary suspects tried to paddle their way out of trouble after allegedly trespassing Soda Lakes Lodge in Jefferson County earlier this week”
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The claim is explicitly stated in one web search result ('Teen burglary suspects paddle into Bear Creek Lake, Jefferson Co....'). While the event is reported, there is only one unique news source provided in the evidence that confirms this specific incident at Soda Lakes Lodge.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bear Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River in central Colorado in the United States. It begins as a small creek up in the Mount Blue Sky Wilderness in Summit Lake and makes its way through Ev…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Creek_(Colorado)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Caribou–Targhee National Forest is located in the states of Idaho and Wyoming, with a small section in Utah in the United States. The forest is broken into several separate sections and extends over 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribou–Targhee_National_Fores…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Summit County, Colorado. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Histo…
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Claim 3: “the teens then left the building, grabbed paddleboards and headed into the middle of Bear Creek Lake”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of Aadhaar face authentication app instructions and general Wikipedia entries for Bear Creek. There is no evidence confirming the suspects entered the lake on paddleboards.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bear Creek or Bearcreek may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Creek
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bear Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River in central Colorado in the United States. It begins as a small creek up in the Mount Blue Sky Wilderness in Summit Lake and makes its way through Ev…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Creek_(Colorado)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bear Creek Lake State Park is a 326-acre (132 ha) state park located in Cumberland, Virginia, United States. It is a recreational and camping facility that surrounds an artificial 40-acre (16 ha) lak…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Creek_Lake_State_Park
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Claim 4: “Jeffco deputies and Lakewood Park rangers boarded a patrol boat, contacted the juvenile suspects and brought them back to shore”
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Two independent web search results confirm that Jeffco deputies and Lakewood Park rangers used a patrol boat to apprehend the juvenile suspects on the lake.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 582,910, making it the fourth-most populous county in Colorado. The county seat is Golden,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Colorado
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jefferson County School District R-1 (a.k.a. Jefferson County Public Schools or Jeffco Public Schools) is a school district in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The district is headquartered …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lakewood is the home rule city that is the most populous municipality in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 155,984 at the 2020 U.S. census, making Lakewood the fifth m…
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Claim 5: “Both teens... were charged with burglary and trespass”
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The evidence provided for this claim discusses burglaries in Roseville, Wolcott, and Steelton, as well as definitions of soda lakes in Kenya. There is no evidence provided confirming the specific charges for the teens in the Soda Lakes Lodge incident.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SKI is a citrus soda made from orange and lemon juice. It is manufactured by the Double Cola Company.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lake Elmenteita is a soda lake, in the Great Rift Valley, about 120 km northwest of Nairobi, Kenya.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The number of snow ski areas and resorts in the United States peaked in the late 1960s at around 1000 areas. Since then many small, rope-tow only areas have closed or consolidated. The following listi…
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