Maybe the owner should put signs announcing that his private property is a lawful carry zone.
I'm a bit puzzled. If it is private property and (presumably) the two carriers were inside, what gives the officers permission to go inside? I realize that anyone can walk into a laundromat, but the went in 'under color of authority'.
I would -assume- that unless the owner called the police, they had no right to go inside the laundromat and 'investigate'. Yes, I know they could just 'wander in' and ask 'consensual questions', as any person could who was curious.
I guess my question is: is this legal? Do cops actually go into a business on an anonymous 'complaint' (of a legal activity, no less).
If the owner had such signs up, would that have been capable of dissuading the cops from entering and questioning clients. (Would have have said 'oh we didn't even notice'?).
At any rate, I don't think owner-installed signs would have stopped this fishing-expedition. Further, I find it not credible that LEOs are routinely asking (expecting) felons to self-identify.
If I was their Sergeant, they'd be up for remedial training. I'd be calling them in the office and it would go:
* 'What was your cause for going in there like a tactical squad and harassing citizens with a baby, doing their laundry? This kind of thing is UNprofessional'.
* 'They were OC-ing which is LEGAL, and they were on Private Property engaged in legal and ordinary activity, and you had no complaint by the owner'
* 'Do you guys ask people on the street if they're felons, and then believe them? Are you living in a fantasy world?'
* 'If you fail to meet your quota next month because you're wandering around in laundromats asking people about the age of their babies instead of DOING YOUR JOB, you're gonna get suspended for a week without pay'.
...something like that.