Rubber Band Found On Front Door

A woman shared her story on facebook so if you have a rubber band around the knob call 911.

Rubber band found on front door.

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. I love learning about new life hacks especially ones that involve items i already have in my house and that i don t have to go out and buy. Now if the door closes you can push it back open with your body even if your hands are full.

Then twist the rubber band once and then loop it around the other knob. To keep that from happening take a rubber band and loop it around one doorknob or handle. That s why this video will come in handy. A warning to watch out for rubber band burglaries that went viral in april 2016 told the story of a woman who heard a strange man pounding on her door and later found that he d placed a rubber band on her door latch to prevent it from locking if she would have opened it.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. The rubber band will cushion the slamming noise. The rubber band holds the latch down preventing the door from latching shut. After about 30 minutes i walked outside to look for what i thought would be a brochure but instead found a rubber band around my knob to hold the door to open when i unlocked the latch.

It might not have sounded. 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.