The first photo was submitted by Lieutenant Randy Hunter and Captain Derek Church from Bluffton (SC) it actually from the same building we discussed in the post a few weeks ago: “View from the Inside.â€Â  The owner simply placed a galvanized pipe through the door handle. It’s not going to make forcible entry impossible by any means; it just may take a little more work than originally expected.
The second photo was sent in by Derek Long from Oil City (PA.) Fortunately this one is a little easier to see from the outside. This building owner placed a walking stick through the panic hardware and used a chain and padlock to another door on the opposite wall.
These photos prove (like we have on many other posts) that business owners will do what ever they “think†will work to keep people out of their businesses after hours. This is very typical on the rear door of a commercial occupancy and most of the time you will not be able to see what the crafty business owner has done to secure the door. This is why we as skilled professionals need to be well trained and well prepared to perform forcible entry. The rear door of a commercial occupancy may present itself with some challenges, but as we have advocated in the past: Identify and Visualize.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! MY PICTURE FINALLY MADE IT! I’VE BEEN WANTING TO GET ON HERE FOREVER!!
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Somehow that’s strangely reminicent of Steve Martin yelling, “The new phone book is here! The new phone book is here!”
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And an early Merry Christmas to you all!
STAY AWAY FROM THE CANS!
on the second picture, entry would seem to be a little easier then the first picture because it seems the front of the door is glass. you can observe this potential problem while doing your initlal size up of the door.
I wish I had a camera last night. We had a small grease fire in a house and I noticed some interesting construction while we were clearing out the smoke. The braniac homeowners had put in a new kitchen floor, that was about half an inch higher than the bottom of the inward opening back door. It made the door useless, but without a great inside view it would appear to be a good means of entry or exit. It wouldn’t be a terrible problem to force from the outside, but would have been a lot more complicated than it appeared.
Sorry this is off topic, but as soon as I saw it, I thought about this website. Merry Christmas!
The first picture is a piece of cake…. smack the door handle on the out side with a sledge…. then punch the handle through with the pick on the bar….
Even if you didnt know it was there it makes life easier for outward swinging doors… Give it a try… it works!!
us best bet for the first door is to bet around the door frame with a tnt tool and then try to push the door in and if all else fails just grab the saw and put a metal cutting blade on it and then go to town on the door or the hidges.