Safe Burglaries

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Safe Burglaries
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Two Classifications of Safes

• 1. Fire Resistant
• 2. Burglar Resistant

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Nine Methods for Opening Safes

• 1. Hand Manipulation
• Listening to and feeling the tumbler as they fall
  into place

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Nine Methods of Opening Safes

• 2. Punching
• Dial knob is knocked off and forcing the lockbox
  loose from the mounting

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Nine Methods for Opening Safes

• 3. Hauling/Carrying Away
• Take it with them and open it later

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Nine Methods for Opening Safes

• 4. Ripping/Peeling
• Use of pliers and cutting tools to peel off the
  door or outer shell of the safe to expose the
  locking mechanism

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Nine Methods for Opening Safes

• 5. Pulling or Dragging
• Opposite of punching. Pulling off the dial.

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Nine Methods for Opening Safes

• 6. Chopping
• Safe is turned up-side down and the bottom is
  smashed with an axe or sledgehammer

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Nine Methods for Opening Safes

• 7. Torching or Burning
• Burn a hand-sized hole in the safe or burn off
  the bolt

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Nine Methods for Opening Safes

• Drilling
• Using a drill, drill a hole in the bolt and punch
  the bolt out, thereby allowing the safe to open

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Nine Methods for Opening Safes

• 9. Explosive charge is placed on the dial spindle
  after the dial is removed

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Quiz

• 1. What is meant by ripping a safe?
• 2. Why do some burglars use hauling as a method
  of safe burglary?
• 3. Why are safe burglars so difficult to identify
  and apprehend?
• 4. How does a burglary occur during a party?

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Quiz

• 5. If children were caught inside a school at
  100am, what would the charge be?
• 6. What type of evidence should the investigator
  look for at the scene of a burglary?
• 7-10. What type of tools are used in burglaries?
  (List 4)