Thief drills holes into Bay Area garage doors to gain entry | KTVU

Residents in the Inner Richmond neighborhood in San Francisco have noticed a disturbing trend in their homes, saving a thief is drilling holes in their garage doors hoping to get inside.

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[Userf]

Anyone wearing a ski mask and walking around neighborhoods in July should be approached by police.

[joez.]

Imagine paying SF-level property taxes, and not being able to call the police after someone damages your home trying to break into it.

[DaveAnderson-icoo]

I took that stupid thing off my garage door when I moved into my house 23 years ago when I first heard about this issue. They can also slide something in above the metal doors too. I’m surprised more people aren’t aware of this being a problem. Just keep something handy in the garage to pull that little lever down in an emergency. Stay safe.

[RandA]

Only in CA would we be afraid to give a full description of criminals

[mrswolls]

Should be easy to find him. He’s the only guy out there with a blurry face

[essieessie]

Why is the criminal's face on the poster blurred??? Oh yes, criminals have more rights than the hard working, tax paying citizens

[PerfectoKiss]

So I am to look out for a male that is 5'7" tall with a bag? Why not just provide the full description, including race? That would help!

[austinpowers]

You can break into my home but YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE

[femmefataleracer]

im so glad they told everyone exactly how to break into garages!!! how many copy cats?

[grayrabbit]

The police say they are short staffed... Why could that be?

[MrBallistico]

Once again, photos, visual identification by witnesses and no description of race. We have his height, his weight, the manufacturer of his body bag, but no race.

[bigjoe]

If you cut the red pull handle off you can still use the release but if thieves try to grab it with a wire it will slip off and they can’t grab it😊

[canyoncruzr]

Why are you blurring the burglars face?

[carmentorres]

It makes no sense to blurr out his face

[davidj]

You can reinforce your emergency release with a light weight zip tie. You’ll still be able to open manually if you pull hard enough to break the zip tie, but a thief won’t be able to open it with a wire.

[StarwaterCWS]

In addition to removing the cord, If you have side rails all you do is put a stopper on the rail above a wheel on one side. It means each time you open the garage to leave you remove the stopper. But those 10 seconds is peace of mind while you sleep.

[IDABAYAREAI]

*if im not mistaken doesnt garage doors have like a latch / lock on them? Or on the bottom somewhere on the sides?*

[CharlesVanNoland]

What, exactly, are taxpayers paying for if they have to deal with crime themselves while simultaneously being told that having the means to protect the life, liberty, and happiness of themselves and their friends/family/neighbors is bad?

[Cucumberflavoredmustard]

Steals a drill from home depot and suddenly thinks he's Danny Ocean.

[nowhereman]

Are you sure they didn't drill those holes to give the homeowner a gun port to shoot from? It looks like a bad case of suicide by armed homeowner to me.