Burglars are marking houses as targets for break-ins with small, transparent stickers advertising a locksmith. The signs, which purport to offer a ‘24-hour service’ but include a fake phone number, ...

Burglars could be marking homes with stickers advertising bogus locksmiths to identify properties as potential targets, police have warned. It is believed scouts may be visiting houses to check ...

The Auburn Police Department says someone is placing fraudulent lockout stickers on doors in the north end of the city. In these cases, scammers allegedly remove legitimate locksmith stickers and ...

Locksmiths are divided over whether stickers left on doors are left by burglars to identify potential targets. This week police said they were investigating transparent stickers advertising a ‘24/7 ...

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