That was when she noticed something strange on her door handle it was an ordinary rubber band the same kind that you could easily purchase at any office supply store and it was wrapped around the door latch.
Rubber band found on front door.
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A warning to watch out for rubber band burglaries that went viral in april 2016 told the story of a woman who heard a strange man pounding on her door and later found that he d placed a rubber band on her door latch to prevent it from locking if she would have opened it.
When she finally opened her front door she found a rubber band wrapped around her doorknob.
Now if the door closes you can push it back open with your body even if your hands are full.
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To keep that from happening take a rubber band and loop it around one doorknob or handle.
People that find a rubber band on their front door should stop and call the police.
The rubber band holds the latch down preventing the door from latching shut.
Facebook the woman heard a knock on her front door the person wasn t knocking nice it was as if they were pounding on the door.
The rubber band will cushion the slamming noise.
That s why this video will come in handy.
Hook the rubber band around the doorknobs on both sides of the door making sure it doesn t interfere with the latch.
After about 30 minutes i walked outside to look for what i thought would be a brochure but instead found a rubber band around my knob to hold the door to open when i unlocked the latch.
It might not have sounded.
Then twist the rubber band once and then loop it around the other knob.