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.
Rubber band on door latch.
She s a midwest gal who.
The rubber band will cushion the slamming noise.
When she finally opened her front door she found a rubber band wrapped around her doorknob.
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.
Hook the rubber band around the doorknobs on both sides of the door making sure it doesn t interfere with the latch.
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.
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.
According to kim s local sheriff this is becoming more commonly seen in burglaries.
She pulls a rubber band over a door handle the reason is pure genius.