The rubber band serves to wedge the door open for the intruder.
Rubber band on front door.
It s a sobering thought for anyone who worries about home.
To keep that from happening take a rubber band and loop it around one doorknob or handle.
You don t even need to open the door.
The rubber band can hold the door open once the lock is disengaged.
All you have to do is unlatch it.
But the truth is that criminals can and do exist everywhere even in the most unassuming of towns and there s no telling whether or not your home is next on their list.
Then twist the rubber band once and then loop it around the other knob.
According to kim s local sheriff this is becoming more commonly seen in burglaries.
The rubber band holds the latch down preventing the door from latching shut.
People that find a rubber band on their front door should stop and call the police we all want to assume that we re safe inside our own homes.
Now if the door closes you can push it back open with your body even if your hands are full.
Use the peephole don t answer the door if you are not expecting someone.