Barnet police are advising residents that crime often rises over the Christmas period, and have warned that as burglary is a crime of opportunity, Christmas presents can be a huge temptation for criminals. Alexandra Locksmiths have heard of an incident recently in another part of the country where an elderly couple had their Christmas presents […]
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Why you should always change the locks when moving into a new home. Changing locks when moving house or after losing keys can be a hassle, but think of it as an investment that will result in peace of mind and potentially avoid unpleasant and unnecessary experience. Did you know that a worrying 20% of
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Alexandra Locksmiths were called by a customer in Hornsey, London N8, their locks needed to be changed urgently after discovering a scam that had been going on for months. Our customer had been working from home when the postman called at the door, he told our customer that a man had just been outside and
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Alexandra Locksmiths have learned of a Festive Scam called Hugger Mugger which is spreading across London. Tis the season to be Jolly! Many of us will be going to office parties and meeting up with friends for a few drinks to celebrate during the festive season and enjoying a mulled wine or two. But beware of
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Distraction Mugger – Stanmore, North West London Alexandra Locksmiths were called by a previous customer In Stanmore North West London last week following a very devious mugging incident. The elderly lady had been approached just a short distance from her house by a man holding a map. The man was pointing at the map and
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We recently wrote about a possible scam involving locksmith stickers which had been linked to a burglary in the Wandsworth area of London. These small stickers are used by many locksmiths as a legitimate marketing tool, but the suspect stickers had raised alarm because they featured a non-working phone number. However, it seems that only
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Alexandra Locksmiths have this week heard of a new scam that has hit London. Potential burglars have been using scouts to put almost transparent Locksmith stickers on doors and letterboxes of vulnerable properties that they are marking out with the intention of the burglar later returning to burgle it. The locksmith stickers advertise a 24/7
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Tesco Direct selling lock picks This week it came to our attention that Tesco Direct were selling on their website, of all things, lock picks! Although the item was listed via the retailer Trove as part of the “Sellers at Tesco” section (“handpicked for you” according to the Tesco website), we and a number of
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Alexandra Locksmiths answers the question ‘What is lock snapping?’ The issue of lock snapping has recently hit the headlines and although it is becoming a more popular crime it is important to know that it doesn’t affect all types of locks and you shouldn’t panic. Lock snapping only affects Euro cylinders these are the types
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October has been National Home Security Month, with 2013 being the first year of the campaign, which is sponsored by Yale. The idea behind it is to raise awareness of home security issues as the dark nights draw in. During the months of October-March, offending levels can be up to one and a half times
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