Northcote and Thornbury have been hit by a series of residential burglaries in the last week. Thieves appear to be getting bolder with one perpetrator caught trying to break in through a window by the resident. Police are advising residents that burglars have recently been most active Mondays, Fridays … Continue Reading ››
Police are reporting a series of 20 burglaries in the Ivanhoe and Bellfield areas in the last month. They believe the crimes are linked and being perpetrated by someone locally due to the close proximity of the break-ins. All the break-ins have occrrued in the area between Bell Street and Livingston Road … Continue Reading ››
Police are advising women to pay closer attention to their handbags as there have been numerous reports of thefts from handbags in Northcote Plaza, Preston Markets and at Northland Shopping centre.
Zipping up or securely closing your bag is the first line of defence against pickpockets but being aware of others around you while in busy … Continue Reading ››
Identity theft is now a real threat for many people. With most of us relying on electronic banking, we need to keep our identities secure to protect ourselves against fraud. Everyone has heard about the ATM and EFTPOS skimming scams but there are other ways thieves can steal our identity. Police in the Coburg area … Continue Reading ››
The Coburg Traders Association is putting its weight behind the push for public CCTV cameras in Moreland. CCTV cameras operated by private businesses have been instrumental in solving violent crimes in area recently. There is currently a Victorian State Government offer to help council's fund more CCTV in public areas due to the success of … Continue Reading ››
At Metrolock - Melbourne Locksmith - we understand that while losing a key, or locking yourself out is inconvenient this does not compare to the distress of having your home or business broken into and being robbed.
Apart from the financial loss of the things stolen there is that awful feeling of vulnerability and insecurity that this terrible situation brings.
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Getting the truck ready to head in to Melbourne CBD in the "bat cave" at the back of Metrolock. The call out was "I have locked myself out of my car" and being a modern car that means specialist tools.
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Today we attended an emergency locksmith job in Ivanhoe which provides a good example of why deadlocks are often the difference between a break-in and keeping your home secure.
Deadlocks provide extra protection because they are stronger than a simple lock set. However, you need to make sure you go for a quality deadlock, with hardened … Continue Reading ››
Police in Glenroy are reporting a spate of thefts of hot water systems from schools and new properties. Over 2o units have been stolen since November. A school which has been hit 3 times losing 5 hot water systems is now considering installing CCTV or engaging security guards.
Police say that the … Continue Reading ››
A master key system is a set of locks that are keyed so that they each may have an individual key, called a pass key, yet all are opened by an additional special key called a master key.
This enables a business to have access to all locks using the master key … Continue Reading ››
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