Is A Restaurant Employee Required To Open Locked Dining Room Doors For The Police After Hours, And Without A Warrant?
Location: Ohio.
Edit up front: I understand that because an employee unlocked the door the police were acting within their authority. I’m asking for future reference in case it happens again.
Unfortunately I have to be a little vague in order to protect a person close to me. This is a throwaway for obvious reasons. This person works the night shift at a local location of a nationwide fast food restaurant. After around 10-11 PM the dining room closes, the doors are locked, and they only serve drive thru orders.
Last night after dining room hours the local police did a few laps around the building in their patrol cars and then knocked on the locked doors. At this point a coworker of my person’s unlocked the door and let them in. The police then looked around in the lobby, looked over the counter and into the kitchen, but did no further inspection and left. They never stated a reason for their presence.
The only other detail I can give is that my person is not a criminal but could be someone that another quasi-law-enforcement agency is interested in. This person carries all documentation required by law at all times. This is primarily why we are concerned.
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