Stopping Crime on Your Vehicle
Locking wheel nuts can help keep your alloys safe
Deadlocks
Deadlocks stop the door from opening, even if a thief breaks the window to use the interior handle. ‘One- touch’ deadlocks are set whenever you lock the car.
Marked parts
Have the glazing etched with the vehicle identification number (Vin). Better still, go for a [...]
Excerpted from “The Smithy: Blacksmith, Nailsmith, Locksmith, Tinsmith and Gunsmith”
from the Collections at Historic Bethlehem [PA]
Despite the occupational title, Bethlehem locksmiths were often masters of several different, yet allied trades. As such, they were probably the most skilled of all the metalsmiths. Indeed, there was considerable overlapping in the metal trades in the 18th century, [...]
Tubular lock picks are designed to give picking aficionados and professionals a chance to pick complex tubular locks. Traditional methods of lock picking rarely work effectively on these kinds of locks. To those who are comfortable picking standard locks, tubular locks can present a bit of a challenge. If you come upon a tubular lock [...]
Of all the age groups senoir citizens ususally have a lower crime rate with the exception of purse snatching, home repairs, frauds and scams. Crimes of violence are most feared by older people because these types of crimes get so much press attention. These types of are least likely to happen to a senior [...]
NEW YORK – Actress Lindsay Lohan was forced to call in a locksmith when she got stranded outside on and off girlfriend Samantha Ronson’s Hollywood home, but refused to pay him when she managed to enter the house through an open window.
In video footage posted on TMZ.com, Lohan is seen walking around the front entrance [...]
Please someone tell me that I’m not the only victim of locksmiths from hell.
First let me admit that I’m to blame for starting this disaster. My only defence for doing something as stupid as locking myself out of my house is that I’ve just moved and hadn’t yet worked out the new front door.
But [...]
Learning how to use a slim jim can be a very valuable experience when you find yourself locked out of your car. Slim jims are great products for getting out of such jams, as they can be used to open car doors without the use of keys. To use a slim jim correctly, however, [...]
se a Japanese tool for car lockouts primarily on Japanese cars with thumb locks, and on some Chryslers; learn how to from our expert locksmith in this free auto emergency locksmith-training video. Japanese-Made Car Lockout Tools.
Simple Entry
Locksmiths get people in when they are locked out. Hopefully the person hiring the locksmith belongs in the place they hired the locksmith to break into, but it is not always the case. My first choice was to see a picture ID identifying the person and matching the address of the property. However, for [...]