But the truth is that criminals can and do exist everywhere even in the most unassuming of towns and there s no telling whether or not your home is next on their list.
Rubber band door handle.
Use the peephole don t answer the door if you are not expecting someone.
By olivia romero.
Hook the rubber band around the doorknobs on both sides of the door making sure it doesn t interfere with the latch.
People that find a rubber band on their front door should stop and call the police we all want to assume that we re safe inside our own homes.
She s a midwest gal who.
She pulls a rubber band over a door handle the reason is pure genius.
Origin on 21 april 2016 facebook user kim fleming posted an image of a rubber band stretched over a door latch handle along with a message warning people about a new method of employing rubber.
The rubber band can hold the door open once the lock is disengaged.
Now if the door closes you can push it back open with your body even if your hands are full.
Then twist the rubber band once and then loop it around the other knob.
To keep that from happening take a rubber band and loop it around one doorknob or handle.
The rubber band will cushion the slamming.
A simple rubber band says mashable.
Open a door easily.
Loop a rubber band around a doorknob so it makes an x that presses the latch open.
According to kim s local sheriff this is becoming more commonly seen in burglaries.