Snopes Hole Under Door Handle

Latches come in different lengths so you may need an adjustable backset to make your new latch fit.

Snopes hole under door handle.

It s usually 2 3 8 or 2 3 4 inches. How to use sparrows under door tool. The first fatal flaw with the penny in the door theory is that door handles aren t designed to open when they re only opened slightly. See the article on our website for a little more info.

The backset is the distance from the edge of your door to the center of your bore hole. No alarms broken glass or anything i then placed a call to my insurance agent and explained it to him. In february of 2004 an online rumor began to spread of a new car theft scheme. Readers were advised to be aware and be safe to avoid falling victim to the scam which supposedly involved would be thieves placing a piece of paper on the rear window of a parked vehicle hoping the driver would step out to examine it allowing the thieves to hop in and drive off.

Access atlanta reports that the singer lost more than 1 million in jewelry clothes and electronics after burglars punched a hole near his suv s door handle. 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. Thieves have a punch and place it right under the door handle knock a hole through reach in and unlock it just as if they have a key. The width of a penny 0598 inches wouldn t open a car door handle enough to trigger the unlatching mechanism connected to the door handle.

It was possible to break into cars with unshielded locks back in the day by drilling a hole either directly beneath the keyhole or the door handle on an 80s sierra i believe you had to drill. The adams county sheriff s office even issued a warning to residents that hole punch car break ins were on the rise near natchez mississippi in january 2013. A door knob with an adjustable backset makes it easier to install a new lock with your existing hardware. Crime alert warns that thieves drill a hole under a vehicle s door handle break in steal only one item then use the auto s gps to locate the car owner s home for future burglary.