Burglary methods evolve, and lock snapping has become a major security concern for homeowners in London. Criminals exploit weak cylinder locks, gaining entry in seconds without sophisticated tools.

A surge in thieves snapping door locks to break into Doncaster houses has sparked a police plea for householders to check their security. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can ...

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Police say there has been an increase in this type of burglary in the Worsley, Boothstown and Ellenbrook areas and today officers carried out a number of raids as part of Operation Breeze in a ...

Unfortunately that is West Midlands Police’s description for ‘lock-snapping’ which has emerged as a prominent form of burglary in the Black Country this year. Armed with nothing more than a pair of ...

Ch Supt Paul Money said lock snapping accounted for 27% of all burglaries in December A quarter of all burglaries in West Yorkshire are being committed by criminals using a technique called "lock ...

Councillor Linda Leach, for Bilston North, said residents across the city needed to check their door and window locking mechanisms to ensure they were snap-resistant. “Lock-snapping is a burglary ...

A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said: “Police are investigating a burglary on Pargeter Road, Bearwood, last night (7 Feb). “The offenders snapped a door lock to gain access at 6.15pm and stole ...

Police have issued a warning to homeowners after a car was stolen from a house in Bolton. According to police, burglars broke into a house in Links Road, Harwood, at 3.20am this morning (July 18). A ...

Ch Supt Paul Money said lock snapping accounted for 27% of all burglaries in December A quarter of all burglaries in West Yorkshire are being committed by criminals using a technique called "lock ...

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 ...