oe yeah lane : and me ecraiet Locks |Expedient B& E: Tuclics and Techniques for Bypussing Alarms and Defeating Lacks by Carl Hammer Copyright © 1992 by Carl Hammer ISBN 0-87364-688-6 Printed in the United States of America Published by Paladin Press, a division of Paladin Enterprises, Inc., P.O. Bex 1307, Boulder, Colorado 80306, USA. (303) 443-7250 Direct inquiries and/or orders to the above address. All rights reserved. Except for use in a review, no portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the publisher. Neither the author nar the publisher assumes any responsibility for the use ot misuse of information contained in this book. Contents INTRODUCTION 1 on 1 Tactics In ILLEGAL ENTRY ‘Target Reconnaissance and Initial Planning Overt Entry Covert Entry 2 Locks anp Lock PICKING 19 Warded Locks Lever Tumbler Locks Disc Tumbler Lacks Pin Tumbler Cylinder Locks Tubular Cylinder Locks Vehicle Locks Magnetic Locks Simple Suitcase Locks Safes and Combination Locks Padlocks Master Key Systems 3 IMPROVISING LOCK-PICKING TOOLS 634 Over Means OF ILLecaL ENTRY 73 Window Entry Transom Entry, Deors, and Door Chains File Cabinets and Desk Drawers Vehicle Doors, Windows, and Trunks 5 METHops oF ForceD ENTRY 1 Doors Windows Security Bars Safe Cracking 6 ALARM SYSTEMS, SENSORS, AND How To AvoID THEM 109 Control Units Warming Devices Remote Signaling Systems and Automatic Dialers Access and Exit Control Systems Lock Switches Built into Standard, Mechanical Mortise Locks Power Supply and Batteries Wiring, Wireless Systems 7 ALARM SENSORS 141 vi Magnetic Reed Switches and Wire Contact Systems Window Foil Windowpane-Mounted Glass Breakage Detectors Vibration Detectors and Inertia Sensors Infrasound Detectors Field Effect Sensors Sound Detectors and Heat Detectors Pressure Mats, Plunger Switches, and Contact Strips Expedient B& E Tonization Detectors Photoelectric Cells and Invisible Beam Detectors Passive Infrared Detectors Microwave Motion Detectors Ultrasonic Motion Detectors Visible Light Detectors Video Detectors Barrier Sensors and Analyzers 8 OTHER Tyres OF ALARM SYSTEMS 177 Deliberately Activated Alarm Systems and Personal Attack Alarms Car Alarm Systems Shoplifter Detection Systems Fire Alarm Systems 9 Entry Tricks 197 Contents ati