A BELSIZE Lane shop owner suspects that Eastern European thieves, armed with devices which allow them to unlock car doors, are back in north London. The alarm was first raised in the Ham&High in November 2009 when BMW drivers in the area reported a string of copy cat thefts. The victims, all from Hampstead and […]
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A nightlatch is a type of spring lock that can be opened from the inside by turning a knob, but when opened from the outside it can only be opened using a key. Here is a list of some of the night latches that Alexandra Locksmith supply. ERA BS3621 High Security Nightlatch The BS High
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CAMDEN police have warned that posting travel plans on social networking sites can make people’s homes a target for burglars. They say that not only can messages such as “still packing my case” or “just landed” indicate when you are way, but thieves can find addresses by cross referencing surnames with online address databases. Detective
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BURGLARY, rape and religious hate crime increased in Camden last year, even as crime fell across London, new police figures show. The total number of crimes in the borough rose from 33,768 between April 2009 and March 2010 to 34,212 in the last financial year, with an increase in reports of robbery, burglary and rape.
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A suspected would-be burglar had to be rescued after he was found clinging to the outside of a building in northeast China. Click on the link below to read more http://news.sky.com/skynews/Article/201104115975854 Alexandra Locksmiths fit locks, grilles, intercom systems, safes and all other security devices and we cover North London, East London, West London and Central
New Videx 4000 Series Module for the VX2200 System A combined camera and audio module is now available for the popular Videx VX4000 range, reducing the size of the door panel on systems requiring both audio and video communication. Available with either mono or colour camera, the module can also be used on coax or
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There are many reasons to call a locksmith; the most common is probably if you lock yourself out of a car or house. But why else should you need to call a locksmith? 1. If you have moved into a new home, it might not be a bad idea to consider getting the locks changed.
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Here are some of the pros and cons to the main methods of electronic locking: Electromagnets. Used by virtually every installation company to secure a variety of doors, electromagnets fall into two main categories – shear and pull locking. The standard overhead magnet, fixed to the doorframe with the armature mounted on the face of
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National crime statistics released today show an increase in domestic burglaries – many of us still don’t lock our front door: new research. Home Office statistics released last week highlight that domestic burglaries are up 14%[i]. Experts say that this could increase throughout the summer months as the weather starts to warm up and people