Private guard in MBTA money room caught napping on the job Private guards are on the job, tasked with making sure millions of dollars of the MBTA's money is safe, but 5 Investigates discovered a major lapse in the T's money room security. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT CLEVELAND AGAINST THE BROWNS. >> THEY ARE TASKED WITH MAKING SURE MILLIONS OF MONEY IS SAFE. >> ONE OF THOSE GUARDS ARE CAUGHT SLEEPING ON THE JOB. MORE ON THIS MAJOR LAPSE. >> SECURITY IS HANDLED BY TRANSIT POLICE IN THE PAST BUT PRIVATIZED IN JUNE. ONE OF THE NEW SECURITY GUARDS SOUND ASLEEP WHEN HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOWN IT -- GUARDING THE FRONT DOOR. IN THI PHOTO OBTAINED BY FIVE INVESTIGATES YOU SEE A PRIVATE SECURITY GUARD LEANING BACK AND TAKING A SNOOZE. IT IS THE MIDDLE OF THE WAR DAY. THE GUARD IS SOUND ASLEEP HE IS PART OF THE NEW PLAN TO KEEP THE BUILDING WHERE THEY COLLECT AND COUNT $200 MILLION A YEAR SAFE AND SECURE. THE MAN IN THE PHOTO IS AN EMPLOYEE. THE ROLE WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED BY TRANSIT POLICE AREA IT COM AFTER A REVIEW EXPOSED LAPSES IN SECURITY THAT INCLUDED DOORS AND GATES LEFT OPEN. EMPLOYEE IDS WERE NOT CHECKED AND MISSING SECURITY CAMERAS. THEY TELL FIVE INVESTIGATES INATTENTIVENESS TO DUTY IS NOT TOLERATED AND THEY WILL WORK TO ENSURE CHANGES ARE IMPLEMENTED TO PREVENT A REOCCURRENCE. THEY SAID THEY MOVE SWIFTLY TO SECURE THE FACILITY AND STANDBY THE DECISION TO OUTSOURCE THE MONEY ROOM ADDING THEY HOLD VENDORS TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD IN THE CONTRACT ALLOWS US TO ADDRESS THE INCIDENT IN THE WAY COLLECTIVE-BARGAINING DOES NOT. BACK TO THE SLEEPING GUARD. AFTER WE SENT THE PHOTO HE WAS REMOVED FROM HIS POST AND SUSPENDED. BT HAS ONE TRANSIT OFFICER IN THE ROOM PER SHIFT. HE FAILED TO REPORT THE SLEEPING

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