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Rubber band on door handle break in.
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.
Loop a rubber band around a doorknob so it makes an x that presses the latch open.
The rubber band will cushion the slamming noise.
A facebook post warns that burglars are placing rubber bands on door latches to prevent them from locking so the houses can easily be broken into later on.
According to kim s local sheriff this is becoming more commonly seen in burglaries.
Facebook the woman heard a knock on her front door the person wasn t knocking nice it was as if they were pounding on the door.
By olivia romero.
When she finally opened her front door she found a rubber band wrapped around her doorknob.
We weren t able to track down any warnings from police or news stories about burglars using rubber bands to break into houses.
A woman shared her story on facebook so if you have a rubber band around the knob call 911.
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.
Hook the rubber band around the doorknobs on both sides of the door making sure it doesn t interfere with the latch.
She waited for the knocking to stop before investigating who it might have been.