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.
Rubber bands left on front door.
The rubber band holds the latch down preventing the door from latching shut.
When she finally opened her front door she found a rubber band wrapped around her doorknob.
No reason given why you shouldn t touch it.
If you spot a rubber band on your front door handle don t touch it here s the sick thing it means don t open door for strangers.
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Now if the door closes you can push it back open with your body even if your hands are full.
A woman shared her story on facebook so if you have a rubber band around the knob call 911.
Some who commented why the would be burglar would have left the rubber band on the door after nobody answered.
Whole thing seems dubious.
Tell how much paint you have left.
Then twist the rubber band once and then loop it around the other knob.
According to kim s local sheriff this is becoming more commonly seen in burglaries.
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.
It might not have sounded.
People that find a rubber band on their front door should stop and call the police.
That was when she noticed something strange on her door handle it was an ordinary rubber band the same kind that you could easily purchase at any office supply store and it was wrapped around the door latch.
Facebook the woman heard a knock on her front door the person wasn t knocking nice it was as if they were pounding on the door.
Allegedly robbers use it to hold latch open so they can burst in after you open the lock.
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.