Illegal locksmiths cause annoyances by placing hard-to-remove stickers on private property. They further insulted residents and business owners by using fake addresses and phone number to avoid getting caught. This is a popular scam tactic for locksmiths who are in the business for the wrong reasons. There are an unbelievable number of locksmiths who operate
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The owner of a north Colorado Springs antiques marketplace opening later this month caused a scare Thursday when he called police and asked what he should do with the nitroglycerin in an old safe. It turned out the liquid wasn’t an explosive, just a safecracker’s worst nightmare. Mike Underwood, owner of Willowstone Antiques at 1710
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Any home is a potential target for burglars; some are more appealing than others and some offer themselves up with a bow that begs to be opened. If your home falls into the latter category then you need to improve your security measures fast to help you beat the burglar and keep your valuable possessions
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These are an indication of the security level of a safe and the maximum level of money that should be stored in it. A cash rating is what an underwriter will insure the contents of the safe for and can be multiplied by 10 times for jewellery/valuables. Therefore a £1000 cash rated safe would be
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Members of the Master Locksmiths Association (MLA) have donated £3,500 to the excellent Armed Forces charity Help for Heroes. The MLA’s London region raised the money for Help for Heroes by hosting a Christmas fundraising evening and a series of money-raising raffles during its monthly meetings. Val Stokes, president and London region treasurer, said: “Every
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A high powered team of Government officials spent eight months reviewing how crime affects communities in Britain. Click on the link below to read more. http://www.neighbourhoodwatch.net/index.php?func=PageStory&Type=Feature&StoryId=343 Alexandra Locksmiths fit locks, grilles, intercom systems, safes and all other security devices and we cover North London, East London, West London and Central London. Alexandra Locksmiths proud to
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COLD callers have been banned from four roads in Yate in a bid to stamp out distraction burglaries. Sunningdale, Sandy Lodge, Troon and Hoylake have become ‘no cold calling zones’ under an initiative led by South Gloucestershire Council’s Trading Standards team. Click on the link below to read more. http://www.neighbourhoodwatch.net/index.php?func=PageResourceStory&Type=&StoryId=3230&Library=Y Let’s hope it works and
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The MLA has long been concerned with the unregulated nature of the locksmithing industry and in particular the training that is available. To add to this the fact that Locksmithing is not a recognised profession (no SIC code or formal recognition through qualifications or apprenticeships) has also been a major bug bear of the association.
A 14-month-old girl who wandered away from her mother and grandmother spent four hours trapped inside a time-locked bank vault until a locksmith freed her. The child apparently strayed into the open vault as the bank was closing. After the missing child was spotted on security cameras inside the vault, Atlanta police and firefighters tried
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Crime fighting leaflet launched As a gang of prolific distraction burglars prepare to serve long prison sentences, Operation Liberal and the Energy Retail Association (ERA) are launching a new leaflet to warn residents about the tricks and tactics used by distraction burglars. The new leaflet, which will help prevent people from becoming victims of crime,
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