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With treasure hunters converging on Long Lake park, New Brighton police let them stay late — and bring cocoa

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Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt participants at Long Lake Regional Park get some warm cocoa Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, from New Brighton police. (Courtesy of the New Brighton Department of Public Safety)
By  | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press

New Brighton police noticed a lot of after-hours activity in Long Lake Regional Park, but rather than bring the hammer down, they’re bringing cocoa.

The park has become a favored site this weekend for participants in the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt. According to county rules, the park is only open from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. But treasure hunters are known to hunt all night with lanterns and headlamps.

“People are searching Long Lake Park,” New Brighton Public Safety wrote in a Facebook post. “We will be permitting them to be in the park after-hours searching, good luck everyone, stay warm.”

Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters Kim Bauer, left, and Shawn Gallahue of South St. Paul toast a Ramsey County sheriff’s deputy who delivered hot coffee to hunters early Saturday at Long Lake Regional Park in New Brighton. Deputies had been asking hunters to leave at the park’s usual closing time, but eased the rules for the Treasure Hunt. (Courtesy of Kim Bauer)

They also urged hunters to stop in town for a meal or a cup of cocoa, but the department’s next Facebook post showed they were bringing the cocoa out to the hunters. Ramsey County sheriff’s deputies also got in on the fun.

Seven clues had been released as of Saturday. Clue 7, posted 11:45 p.m. Friday, included the words “long” and “brighten,” leading some overnight hunters to the New Brighton park.

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