Employee told to shut Subway by false sergeant claim, Springfield IL


At a Subway restaurant near Toronto Road, an employee said a man claiming to be a sergeant ordered them to close immediately. No official law enforcement agency had given such an order, prompting a check on the situation.
Audio|Source: Sangamon County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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He did head down to the Subway near Toronto Road. The owner called us and advised that her employee called her crying and said that the sergeant came in and told her that they had to shut it down right now.
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We don't have anybody obviously out there.
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County, state, nor UIS has any one that has done that. So can we just go out there and check? I guess the owner's going to head that way as well.
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Location mentioned:
Near Toronto Rd, Springfield, IL 62707
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