Rubber Band On Front Door
The rubber band serves to wedge the door open for the intruder.
Rubber band on front door. 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. Use the peephole don t answer the door if you are not expecting someone. According to kim s local sheriff this is becoming more commonly seen in burglaries. All you have to do is unlatch it.
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. 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. The rubber band can hold the door open once the lock is disengaged. It s a sobering thought for anyone who worries about home.
Now if the door closes you can push it back open with your body even if your hands are full. You don t even need to open the door. When she finally opened her front door she found a rubber band wrapped around her doorknob. The rubber band holds the latch down preventing the door from latching shut.