"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
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A friend told me today that he'd read in the paper over the weekend
that somebody has worked out how to easily defeat all double glazing
door locks - the type where you lift the handle to activate the
shoot-bolts. Apparently the police have been informed and are looking
into it. Now it all sounds a bit simplistic to me, and could well be
over exaggerated, but does anybody know more about this story? Is it
true? Is it only certain manufacturers, products etc?

Someone told me a year or two back, they were the least secure of
doors. I forgot what he said about them in disbelief. So consider
anyone interested in using the information well and truly genned up.


Urban Legend! It's always a friend of a friend that tells people but can
never say how it is done. Doors are easily opened with a sledgehammer or
thump from a heavy person. Most panels in doudle glazed doors are thin
plastic over polystyrene so can be kicked in with little effort. Failing
that, just drill the lock. The same as any door. Most smackheads/pot users
just smash a window instead to break in.