Garage Door Thefts

Wwj with the warmer weather and people spending more time in their yards it may be tempting to leave your garage doors open.

Garage door thefts.

In fact one homeowners association in arizona made a rule that homeowners had to keep their roll up garage doors closed and burglaries in the area decreased by 50. Leawood is experiencing auto theft at more than six times the rate of 2019 while shawnee s auto theft increase is less. Recently there s been an uptick in auto thefts and burglaries across northeast johnson county and police officers have a message for residents. To open up a roll up garage door all a thief needs to do is thread a coat hanger or hooked piece of wire through the top of the door and pull the emergency latch.

The message comes as police said numerous daytime thefts from open garages have been reported in the oakland county community in recent days. At the time of his arrest strasburg was in possession of approximately 1 500 in stolen garage door components and admitted to being involved a large quantity of thefts across salt lake and utah counties. 18 a resident reported a burglary and a stolen car. A sensor can tell you if your overhead door is.

Edinborough road on aug. Lock your car doors. By disengaging the safety release on your door the door can be rolled up by hand to let a thief inside and then quickly back down as if nothing were out of the ordinary. Lenexa s stolen car reports have more than doubled in 2020 while merriam has had an 83 uptick.

If you re guilty of leaving your garage door open consider installing a garage door sensor or an automatic garage door closer. But ferndale police say don t do it even in the daytime.