myKnaphill
I am saddened to inform you that the borough has suffered from a spate of overnight burglaries recently. These have occurred without any forced entry because thieves know how to compromise your insecure multipoint locking doors.
When the door is closed and you lift up the handle the hook bolts are thrown into their keeps in the doorframe. By turning the key in the cylinder, whether from the inside or the outside, you are locking those hook bolts, and the latch bolt, into position. If you don’t key lock the bolts in place they can be disengaged by simply pressing down the outside or inside handles. Just because your door may not be opened from the outside without a key please don’t think that you don’t need to lock the bolts into position. Offenders can, and do, gain access to internal handles by placing tools through the letter plate of the door. This means they are able to disengage the hook bolts, release the latch and open your door.
Follow these 6 simple steps to ensure that your multipoint locking door is secure –
Step 1 – Close the door
Step 2 – Lift the internal handle up to engage the bolts
Step 3 – Turn the key to lock the bolts into position
Step 4 – Remove the key
Step 5 – Walk away
Step 6 – Place the keys out of reach and out of sight. Keys should however be accessible to the occupants of the property in case of fire and emergency exit.
These simple steps can and do prevent burglaries!
Yours Sincerely
Mark Saunders
Crime Prevention Design Advisor
If you need to contact us in the meantime, you can reach us on
Email: 13207@surrey.pnn.police.uk
Tel: 101
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I am saddened to inform you that the borough has suffered from a spate of overnight burglaries recently. These have occurred without any forced entry because thieves know how to compromise your insecure multipoint locking doors. When the door is closed and you lift up the handle the hook bolts are thrown into their keeps in the doorframe. By turning the key in the cylinder, whether from the inside or the outside, you are locking those hook bolts, and the latch bolt, into position. If you don’t key lock the bolts in place they can be disengaged by simply pressing down the outside or inside handles. Just because your door may not be opened from the outside without a key please don’t think that you don’t need to lock the bolts into position. Offenders can, and do, gain access to internal handles by placing tools through the letter plate of the door. This means they are able to disengage the hook bolts, release the latch and open your door. Follow these 6 simple steps to ensure that your multipoint locking door is secure – Step 1 – Close the door Step 2 – Lift the internal handle up to engage the bolts Step 3 – Turn the key to lock the bolts into position Step 4 – Remove the key Step 5 – Walk away Step 6 – Place the keys out of reach and out of sight. Keys should however be accessible to the occupants of the property in case of fire and emergency exit. These simple steps can and do prevent burglaries! Yours Sincerely Mark Saunders Crime Prevention Design Advisor |
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If you need to contact us in the meantime, you can reach us on Email: 13207@surrey.pnn.police.uk |
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myKnaphill 
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