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Super Bowl fan event in Minneapolis replaces security firm: report

By Dom Calicchio | Fox News  2/3/18

The company providing security to Super Bowl Live, a nightly fan event in Minneapolis connected to Sunday’s NFL championship game, has been replaced because of insufficient background checks on its employees, according to a published report.

EPG Security Group, based in Minneapolis, had been left shorthanded after several of its employees were “yanked away” by federal authorities, a Minneapolis police lieutenant told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

One security guard on duty at the event turned out to be a convicted felon, Lt. Bob Kroll told the newspaper, and then federal agents “did checks on other guys.”

The Super Bowl Host Committee replaced EPG with G4S, another Minnesota-based company, the newspaper reported.

100,000 visitors expected

Super Bowl Live is a carnival-like event that has operated on the streets of Minneapolis since Jan. 26, in the run-up to Sunday’s game between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. It was expected to attract a total of more than 100,000 visitors, the Star-Tribune reported.

Despite the change in security, there have been no significant problems at the event, the newspaper reported.

The Super Bowl Host Committee declined to comment on the situation, but a spokeswoman issued the following statement:

“Safety and security is and always has been our top priority. We don’t comment on the security measures in place except to say that all efforts are part of an integrated, multilayered partnership with all levels of law enforcement. We are confident that the security measures in place are appropriate and effective.”

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