Hole Under Door Lock

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Hole under door lock. It s become fairly common for burglars to break into cars using a hole punch to make a hole under the door lock. The puncture hole that the intruders leave under the lock usually on the driver s side door is only up to about a half inch in diameter. Cynthia whittaker was highly surprised to have credit cards stolen and big bills run up with little evidence of the crime. One of the first reports surfaced in 1999 when former santa fe mayor larry delgado s car was broken into using a hole punch.
Crime alert warns that thieves drill a hole under a vehicle s door handle break in steal only one item then use the auto s gps to locate the car owner s home for future burglary. This steel housing and hook has a round end faceplate with mounting holes at 4 5 8 in. Another 2006 news article reports. The albuquerque journal reports that a purse belonging to delgado s wife was stolen from the car.
However while the hole punch technique is referenced in a number of news stories published between 1990 and the present there were many more instances cited in which cars were burgled the old fashioned way by smashing a window.