Confessions of a Locksmith in Men’s Health Magazine
These five tips were published in the November issue of Men’s Health Magazine. Here’s a scan and and a summary in case you missed this issue! Summary: Dead bolts are good for making it difficult for burglars to enter or exit the property with bigger items. Basic alarm systems limit the time the intruder can […]
The Dangers of Being a Locksmith
It can actually be quite dangerous to be a Locksmith. Locksmiths don’t just deal with people who have been locked out of their houses, they often work for real estate agents or the police dealing with evictions. When someone is evicted, they will usually be in an agitated state and have been known to react […]
Most burgled towns in Victoria
Below is a table of the most robbed houses in Victoria, these statistics come from the RACV website. The statistics are based on data from 2011 and 2012 and represent how many houses get broken into per year. These statistics are quite concerning and sound too frequent to be true. At TopLock Locksmiths we specialise […]
Box Hill Criminal Investigation Unit
Due to the large amount of burglaries and car thefts in the Box Hill (Whitehorse) area, a new policing unit has been created to target repeat offenders. So far the unit has made 12 arrests in just two weeks such as a Mt Waverley youth who was doing burnouts in the Burwood area. It’s great […]
Tradies keep your vehicles secured!
If you are a trade person, there’s a good chance you keep your tools in your van, station wagon or ute. You probably even have some kind of branding on your vehicle that advertises your trade on it, this could make you a target for thieves. Here’s a list of ideas to help prevent getting […]
Our work in Melbourne’s High Density Areas
The most popular areas for our Locksmith services are high density areas such as Carlton, Preston, Flemington, St Kilda, Melbourne CBD , Toorak and South Yarra. These areas have far more people in them for their size compared to physically larger areas due to all the apartment buildings in those suburbs. Apartments are very popular […]
Dandenong robberies, burglary and extortion – Five arrested.
Five men have been arrested in Dandenong relating to a series of aggravated burglaries, armed robberies, extortion and drug trafficking in the Melbourne’s east. As well as those arrests, various items were seized including a dune buggy, a go-kart, firearms, ammunition and three motorcycles. We’re glad to hear that those people are off the streets! […]
“Love Locks” appearing on the Yarra Footbridge
For the past month or so, padlocks with the initials or names of Melbourne couples have been appearing on the cables of the Yarra footbridge at Southgate. This symbolic gesture of love involves a couple writing or engraving their names on a padlock and locking it to the railing then you throw the key into […]
$440,000 stolen from Melbourne banks by a mother and two sons
It is alleged that Tina Lomacchio and her two sons Rocco, Gaetano and their friend Rocky Bornino stole $440,000 in cash from the Niddrie branch of Westpac Bank where Rocco was employed in April 2012. Rocco led Rocky who was dressed as an Armaguard employee to the secure room of the bank and handed over […]
16 year-old begs for early release from youth detention
A 16 year-old boy from Queensland who had been sentenced to a six-month youth detention is getting released after only 32 days because he wasn’t enjoying it. After the reality of his detention set in his tough guy attitude disappeared and he pleaded for an early release. His list of offences over the years includes: […]
