A senior Wolverhampton councillor is warning homeowners to safeguard their properties, after police reported a surge in ‘lock-snapping’ burglaries in recent weeks. Sign up to our digest of the biggest ...

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A 'surprising' common' burglary tactic has been revealed by Coventry police after thieves struck at a home. They say that lock snapping is a method being used by thieves to get into patio doors. The ...

The incident, which took place between 12.47am and 1.16am, on Saturday, December 20, saw three people in a dark coloured Volkswagen Golf arrive in the street, and force entry to a house by snapping ...