08/28/2026
Forcible Entry Friday
You never know what you’re going to find. Buildings and their owners are unpredictable. Usually, back and side doors are most secure.
Several years ago we were called out to a customer locked in a furniture store after hours. The front doors were aluminum stile glass with a mortise. They were chained together. We cut the chain and pulled the lock. Once in we walked around a bit.
This store is to the storage area in the rear. On size up, you can see the missing tubular lock. Random carriage bolts the length of the primary door and you can see where a lock hasp and staple used to be mounted. Also, bolt patterns indicative of a drop bar are present and one would assume it is in place and substantial since there is no lock.
But…the inside tells a different story. A drop bar is present but does nothing more than keep the doors together.
