Posts Tagged ‘burglaries’
The Scandal of the Insurance Scam
Just last month we helped out a young couple who live close to our West Yorkshire headquarters after they’d lost a host of treasured possessions following a locksnapping attack on their home, writes Raymond Pearce of Avocet Hardware. Having read their story in the local newspaper, we got in touch with Mark Davies and Ruth Harrison, who…
Read MoreKeeping One Step Ahead Of The Criminals
With lock snapping on the rise and consumer awareness of this attack method growing Stephen Roberts, Head of Marketing for Yale, looks at how the market is evolving and explains what locksmiths can do to ensure customers are fully informed when it comes to the latest security solutions. Criminals’ methods of breaking entering homes in…
Read MoreHardening A Door Frame Against Attack – How Nigel Solved A Problem!
A few months ago I was called to a break-in. Fairly unusual, as it was a commercial premises in a town centre, and the attacker(s) had clearly taken their time getting in. The outward opening steel-faced wooden door was in reasonable condition, aside from about a dozen holes drilled around the rim lock, but the…
Read MorePolice Combat Burglaries With Satirical ‘Door Locks’ Infomercial
A Florida police department is combating vehicle burglaries with a tongue-in-cheek infomercial promoting a “new” product: door locks. The Davie Police Department posted a video to YouTube responding to a recent rash of vehicle burglaries in the area in the form of an infomercial. Hosted by Sgt. Chad Rosen who notes he was once a…
Read MoreKeeping The Burglars Out With Steel Windows
Difficult to force because of the inherent strength of their frames, steel windows are not liked by burglars. One of the best deterrents to a prospective thief is the traditional ‘cottage’ style steel window, divided into small frames, with interlocked steel glazing bars. Steel Window Association members also offer W40 steel windows that comply with…
Read MoreABUS Padlock Triumphs Over Another Very Determined Burglar!
We know that padlock security can’t always stop a burglar, but we do know that good security buys time, and the better the system the more time it will buy. That is exactly what happened to at the Granary Barn, Worcestershire. At around 11pm, Mr Harris was alerted by noises at his recently converted Granary…
Read MoreAvocet Closes The Net On Burglars
Avocet Hardware is bringing to market a product that it says can dramatically reduce the number of burglaries in England and Wales that are the result of forced entry through a door. Clive Lloyd, Avocet’s managing director, said: “At present 74 percent of burglaries take place through either a front, back or side door – a figure that means the main point of…
Read More14 in 100 – Arrest Rate for Burglaries is Bonkers
Police forces in England make 14 arrests for every 100 burglaries, it was claimed by the BBC in January. The number of burglaries has fallen in a year, but so has the proportion of arrests to recorded crimes. Office for National Statistics figures on recorded crime show there were 392,341 burglaries in 2014-15, while Home Office data shows 54,466 arrests were made for burglary. The…
Read MoreBrits Need To Do More To Protect Their Homes From Burglars
More than half of the UK population are very concerned about their houses being burgled, but Brits are only taking very basic measures to protect their properties, according to new research. 53% of Brits said that they were worried about their homes being broken into, with 47% of these saying it is a regular concern…
Read MoreABUS Was Set Up To Beat The Burglar – Sometimes We Defeat The Locksmith Too!
arl Jacque, owner of Pick & Fix Locksmiths in Caister is used to having to remove locks. When he was called out to remove a brass padlock with lost keys he felt his trusty 24″ bolt cutters would be more than sufficient for the task. Sadly for Carl he was not aware the padlock in…
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