According to kim s local sheriff this is becoming more commonly seen in burglaries.
Rubber band around door handle.
People that find a rubber band on their front door should stop and call the police we all want to assume that we re safe inside our own homes.
This trick is especially helpful when you re unloading an armful of groceries or need to.
Now if the door closes you can push it back open with your body even if your hands are full.
She s a midwest gal who loves.
Then twist the rubber band once and then loop it around the other knob.
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.
Loop a rubber band around a doorknob so it makes an x that presses the latch open.
A simple rubber band says mashable.
The rubber band will cushion the slamming.
A woman shared her story on facebook so if you have a rubber band around the knob call 911.
When she finally opened her front door she found a rubber band wrapped around her doorknob.
She pulls a rubber band over a door handle the reason is pure genius.
To keep that from happening take a rubber band and loop it around one doorknob or handle.
Open a door easily.
But the truth is that criminals can and do exist everywhere even in the most unassuming of towns and there s no telling whether or not your home is next on their list.
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 home owner to actually turn the knob.
Hook the rubber band around the doorknobs on both sides of the door making sure it doesn t interfere with the latch.