When she finally opened her front door she found a rubber band wrapped around her doorknob.
Rubber band found on front door.
That s why this video will come in handy.
The rubber band holds the latch down preventing the door from latching shut.
Now if the door closes you can push it back open with your body even if your hands are full.
A photograph shows a new home invasion technique featuring rubber bands and door handles.
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.
That was when she noticed something strange on her door handle it was an ordinary rubber band the same kind that you could easily purchase at any office supply store and it was wrapped around the door latch.
To keep that from happening take a rubber band and loop it around one doorknob or handle.
Then twist the rubber band once and then loop it around the other knob.
According to kim s local sheriff this is becoming more commonly seen in burglaries.
People that find a rubber band on their front door should stop and call the police.
In this video you ll learn how to.
On 21 april 2016 facebook user kim fleming posted an image of a rubber band stretched over a door latch.
The rubber band will cushion the slamming noise.
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.
It might not have sounded.
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.
Watch below for 10 useful ways to use rubber bands to make your life easier.
A woman shared her story on facebook so if you have a rubber band around the knob call 911.