Rubber Band Over Door Handle

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Rubber band over door handle.

According to kim s local sheriff this is becoming more commonly seen in burglaries. She pulls a rubber band over a door handle the reason is pure genius. She s a midwest gal who. 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 bands.

Now if the door closes you can push it back open with your body even if your hands are full. 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. Hook the rubber band around the doorknobs on both sides of the door making sure it doesn t interfere with the latch. To keep that from happening take a rubber band and loop it around one doorknob or handle.

Then twist the rubber band once and then loop it around the other knob. The rubber band holds the latch down preventing the door from latching shut. Use the peephole don t answer the door if you are not expecting someone. 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.

Burglars place a rubber band around the door knob allowing them to barge into the house as soon as the home owner unlatches the door without having to wait for the home owner to actually turn the knob. This trick is especially helpful when you re unloading an armful of groceries or need to open a sticky door. By olivia romero. The rubber band will cushion the slamming.

The rubber band can hold the door open once the lock is disengaged.