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Araceli Sotelo never imagined that she would be suspended from her job at Subway after he thwarted a robbery. Sotelo openly assures that this situation occurred after a video was released showing how he fights against the criminal to stop the robbery.
According to leaked security camera images that were shared for the first time, On RockfordScanner.com, a local Rockford, Illinois media outlet, the employee prevented the assault on the branch of the famous sandwich chain on September 5 from 2021.
The video shows Sotelo driving away a thief who entered the branch, who goes directly behind the sandwich counter. As a fight between the two continued outside the employee-only section, the unknown assailant dropped his weapon and Sotelo quickly retrieved it .
Sotelo shared a copy of the video on his TikTok account that he runs as a user yadalove 07 last Thursday with the legend: “A man came into my work and tried to rob me.” So far, more than 8.2 million people have viewed the video on TikTok.
While tens of thousands of people praised Sotelo for her bravery at the Subway branch , she shared an update on Friday saying it was suspended from her job after the incident.
According to FOX, the Subway representatives did not confirm whether Sotelo was suspended as she has publicly stated. The news outlet stated that a spokesperson wrote: “We are deeply concerned about the incident at a franchised location in Rockford, Illinois.”
Agree With FOX, Subway representatives did not confirm whether Sotelo was suspended as she has publicly stated. The news outlet stated that a spokesperson wrote: “We are deeply concerned about the incident at a franchised location in Rockford, Illinois.”
The representative Subway added that “the restaurant owner and management are fully cooperating with the police investigation, and we ask for your patience until the process is complete.” It was made clear that Subway is in contact with the franchisee to “better understand the situation and help with whatever is necessary.”
In the incident, Araceli Sotelo’s cell phone was damaged, her identification and ID card were also stolen. debit, for this reason a support channel was opened for the employee on the crowdfunding website. So far, has raised more than $ 10,600 Dollars.
The family of the victim has said that the money has been collected will be used to pay the attorneys’ fees and lost wages due to the suspension she obtained after the assault. Subway as a company has not intervened since the branch where the robbery attempt was made is owned by a franchisee.
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