Open-Door Policy in the Heights Inviting Thieves?
Yesterday morning Brooklyn Heights Blog had a post regarding an email sent out by Judy Stanton, the executive director of the Brooklyn Heights Association, about how there had been five daytime burglaries in the neighborhood in the previous four days, and all of them involved thieves entering unlocked houses. City Room picked up on the…
Yesterday morning Brooklyn Heights Blog had a post regarding an email sent out by Judy Stanton, the executive director of the Brooklyn Heights Association, about how there had been five daytime burglaries in the neighborhood in the previous four days, and all of them involved thieves entering unlocked houses. City Room picked up on the story and interviewed some residents of the neighborhood, where an officer was taping up hundreds of warning fliers yesterday. One person who’s lived in the area since 1984 said unlocked doors are common in the Heights: “You get used to a certain level of comfort and you don’t go back too easily. But I locked my door today.” Is America’s first suburb the only section of Brooklyn where unlocked doors are common?
Five Daytime Burglaries in Brooklyn Heights in Last Four Days [BHB]
To Burgle in Brooklyn Heights, No Heavy Equipment Needed [City Room]
my favorite is when neighbors come home (probably blotto) at night and leave their keys in the door. I always ring their bell. A little humiliation can be a good thing.
I’ve accidentally left my doors unlocked a few times over the years without incident. Still, doing so on a regular basis is pretty foolish in any city.
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are more Brooklyn Heights than “rottis”
Visiting friends in doorman buildings, I’m periodically able to just walk right in. If the building is not tiny and you look similar to residents who live there, I’m guessing they feel sheepish stopping you to make sure.
> “A silly lock isnt going to stop a burglar anyway.”
Yeah. Might as well just leave your stuff on the sidewalk.
Get a nice big rotti, let him hang out on the stoop, and no one will come through your wide open front door unless invited.
Most burglaries are crimes of opportunity; ask any police officer. And the more difficult you make it for burglars to get in, the better. Even if it is just a “silly lock,” it will delay a burglar long to enough to potentially be noticed – they’re much more likely to move on to an easier target – and now we all know where to send them!
My building has 2 entrances, and I use the non-doorman one 90% of the time.
When I use the doorman side, they usually seem to be awake and alert.
“My doormen usually sit at the desk sleeping.”
You should speak to someone in charge of running your halfway house because this is unacceptable.