Rise in 'Lock Snapping' Burglaries in West Yorkshire
11th April 2012
A quarter of all burglaries in West Yorkshire are being committed by criminals using a technique called "lock snapping", police have revealed. Ch Supt Paul Money said lock snapping accounted for 27% of all burglaries in December 2011
A quarter of all burglaries in West Yorkshire are being committed by criminals using a technique called "lock snapping", police have revealed. Since 2009, there has been a rise in the technique, which involves applying force and snapping the cylinder in two.
West Yorkshire Police said it was mainly prevalent with euro cylinder locks and urged concerned residents to seek crime prevention advice. Ex-burglar Peter Findlay said snapping the lock was "simpler and quicker". Mr Findlay, who now works with police to help them with crime prevention tactics, told the BBC's Inside Out programme: "If I had the best lock picks in England I wouldn't bother using them, I'd just snap the lock."
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