Police now knock on the doors of homes with open garage doors and warn residents of the danger.Ī woman from Burwood, New Zealand, went outside to shut her garage door when a man grabbed her, dragged her into the house, and raped her, police say. The campaign was developed after crime statistics showed a high number of burglaries to homes with open garage doors. Starting in May, police began warning residents of the danger of leaving garage doors open. Garage doors are the target of "Gone in 30 Seconds," the latest anti-crime campaign of Phoenix police. 'Gone In 30 Seconds' / Foothills Residents Told to Shut Garage Doors Heloise responded, "Garage-door openers are a nice convenience, but they can be quite dangerous to pets and children." "She was very sore but not seriously injured." At the top of the garage door, there was Darq Moon, her black cat, caught in the door frame "with only her head and a front leg visible." She pressed the button again to open the door, and Darq Moon dropped outside the door. While walking away, she heard a faint "meow."Ĭurious, she looked back in the garage. To close the door, she reached through the entry door and pressed the push button. Writing to columnist Heloise, a reader tells the story of a hot day when she left the garage door open. If the handle is released when the door is not completely open, the door remains stationary. Section joints are finger-protected, inside and out. In this British trade magazine, Crawford Door of Sweden is describing its new line of garage doors as "one of the safest … in the world."Īll moving parts from tracks and rollers to hinges have protective covers, and the springs are encased completely within the aluminum door tracks. Such a device was announced in our summer issue. Police are unsure of the kidnapper's exact point of entry.Įditor's Note: This kidnapping may have been prevented by an inside-the-home device that warns the homeowner of an open garage door. Smart said other doors were locked that night, but a kitchen window was left partly open and its screen was ripped. Later that night, a gunman entered Elizabeth's bedroom and kidnapped her. The girl's father says he left a garage door open for two hours on the night his daughter was taken.Īccording to this AP story, Edward Smart said someone could have slipped through the open door and into the basement. Garage Door Security Linked to KidnappingĪn open garage door may be linked to the widely publicized disappearance of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart of Salt Lake City.
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