Hole Under The Door Lock Hoax

How to fill holes left when a door strike was moved.

Hole under the door lock hoax. The albuquerque journal reports that a purse belonging to delgado s wife was stolen from the car. A viral alert circulating via email and social media since 2010 warns of a new vehicle break in method wherein thieves punch a small hole under the handle of a car door to unlock it. Yes i see it all the time. No alarms broken glass or anything.

It s become fairly common for burglars to break into cars using a hole punch to make a hole under the door lock. For every doorknob or deadbolt lock installed in your home a hole was drilled in the door jamb and covered with a perforated strike plate. Thieves drill hole under vehicle s door handle break in steal only one item then use auto s gps to locate car owner s home for future burglary. 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.

Thieves have a punch and place it right under the door handle knock a hole through reach in and unlock it just as if they have a key. I phoned my friend who owns a body shop and asked if he had any vehicles with damage to the doors that looked like a bullet hole. Another 2006 news article reports.