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.
Garage door break in with hanger.
One expert said the emergency latch on a garage door may be more useful to burglars than homeowners.
Straighten a coat hanger but leave a curved hook on one end.
And once they ve gotten this far they ve come up with a way to get by home security systems.
Garage doors are one of the most vulnerable entry points to your house.
Bad guys can reach a coat hanger inside the top of the garage door and pop the emergency latch.
Apparently a coat hanger can be used to reach inside the top of the garage door and pop the.
Then all they have to do is lift the garage door and they re in.
Armed only with a wire hanger thieves can either hook the cord to the release handle or hook the release handle directly.
One expert said the emergency latch on a garage door may be more useful to burglars than homeowners.