Bad guys can reach a coat hanger inside the top of the garage door and pop the emergency latch.
Garage door break in with hanger.
Push the hooked end of the wire through the weather seal between the frame of the house and the top of the garage door in the area shown by the red arrow.
Then all they have to do is lift the garage door and they re in.
Jj johnson from reality survival demonstrates how a thief can open a garage door within a minute after only his second attempt.
Garage doors are one of the most vulnerable entry points to your house.
It is possible to push some garage doors inward at the top to create a gap large enough to insert one s own hand into the garage.
One expert said the emergency latch on a garage door may be more useful to burglars than homeowners.
Apparently a coat hanger can be used to reach inside the top of the garage door and pop the.
Armed only with a wire hanger thieves can either hook the cord to the release handle or hook the release handle directly.
It is easy for a burglar to break into a standard garage in less than a minute using basic supplies such a wedge pocketknife and hanger.