Rubber Band On Door Latch

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.
Rubber band on door latch. Then twist the rubber band once and then loop it around the other knob. Others questioned whether a rubber band on a door latch would actually prevent a lock from latching a woman who said she worked in the door hardware industry said it would if the rubber band applied enough pressure. To keep that from happening take a rubber band and loop it around one doorknob or handle. She s a midwest gal who.
When she finally opened her front door she found a rubber band wrapped around her doorknob. According to kim s local sheriff this is becoming more commonly seen in burglaries. Hook the rubber band around the doorknobs on both sides of the door making sure it doesn t interfere with the latch. 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.
The rubber band will cushion the slamming noise. The rubber band holds the latch down preventing the door from latching shut. Some who commented why the would be burglar would have left the rubber band on the door after nobody answered.