West Yorkshire Police are urging residents to be vigilant after a rise in burglaries where offenders gain entry by snappy the door lock to homes.

Police have given out advice on how to prevent "lock snapping" burglaries. Certain door locks, known as "euro-cylinder locks" are vulnerable to "lock snapping". The technique allows thieves to exploit ...

BS3621 is a lock standard by British Standards Institute for thief-resistant locks, usually found underneath the Kitemark ...

A 'surprising' common' burglary tactic has been revealed by Coventry police after thieves struck at a home. They say that lock snapping is a method being used by thieves to get into patio doors. The ...

The incident, which took place between 12.47am and 1.16am, on Saturday, December 20, saw three people in a dark coloured Volkswagen Golf arrive in the street, and force entry to a house by snapping ...