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Then he asked her boss, Elaine, to get the McDonald's jackets used by employees. What were you thinking when he said, I mean, when he said get the jackets?

Then he asked her boss, Elaine, to get the McDonald's jackets used by employees. What were you thinking when he said, I mean, when he said get the jackets?

Once they had their jackets on, the man walked them over to the walk-in cooler and shut the door.

Once they had their jackets on, the man walked them over to the walk-in cooler and shut the door.

The employee saw that he had tried to lock them in by putting the long metal legs of a lemon slicer through the door's handle, but it didn't really work. Mervat Fayed still works for McDonald's today as a director of operations overseeing several stores. When we met her, she took us into the back, into the walk-in cooler.

The employee saw that he had tried to lock them in by putting the long metal legs of a lemon slicer through the door's handle, but it didn't really work. Mervat Fayed still works for McDonald's today as a director of operations overseeing several stores. When we met her, she took us into the back, into the walk-in cooler.

So you were all in here. And how long do you think you were in here total?

So you were all in here. And how long do you think you were in here total?

So when you walked out, you opened this door, and then were you all kind of looking around to see if he was still there?

So when you walked out, you opened this door, and then were you all kind of looking around to see if he was still there?

Other alarms inside the store were going off too. The alarms for the safe and for the unattended ovens.

Other alarms inside the store were going off too. The alarms for the safe and for the unattended ovens.

About 12 officers responded. They started driving around, looking for the suspect. There had been another robbery at a nearby McDonald's late the night before. Employees there were also locked in the walk-in cooler. About a mile from the McDonald's, one officer noticed a car in the middle of a church parking lot. He went to look at the car and saw a man coming out of some trees.

About 12 officers responded. They started driving around, looking for the suspect. There had been another robbery at a nearby McDonald's late the night before. Employees there were also locked in the walk-in cooler. About a mile from the McDonald's, one officer noticed a car in the middle of a church parking lot. He went to look at the car and saw a man coming out of some trees.

When the man spotted the officer, he ran back into the woods.

When the man spotted the officer, he ran back into the woods.

The man reportedly said to the officers, you guys did a real good job today.

The man reportedly said to the officers, you guys did a real good job today.

The morning of the robbery, Sky Poli says he got a phone call. He's a retired special agent for the California Department of Justice.

The morning of the robbery, Sky Poli says he got a phone call. He's a retired special agent for the California Department of Justice.