You may have heard about a kind of theft that has unfortunately targeted seniors in the GTA lately, called distraction theft. Distraction theft occurs when a thief approaches an elderly person and strikes up a conversation, often using children, babies, or a fake ‘spouse’ to appear safe and to provide several distractions at once. The

So, you’re looking for key cutting Toronto services (also known as key copying)? Well, your favourite local Toronto locksmith, Pro Locksmiths, have it down to an art and a science. It seems pretty easy: you move into a new place, they give you a set of keys, you immediately trundle on down to Home Depot and

You might be worried about vandalism, theft, or physical safety and wondering if old fashioned manual locks are going to be sufficient for your home or business. If that’s you, it might be time to look into electronic access control systems. Sophisticated criminals can bypass regular locks but they are often stymied by comprehensive electronic

Unless you own a crazy huge business like McDonald’s, you might be diffident about hiring a commercial locksmith. After all, what’s the difference between a commercial locksmith in Toronto and their residential counterpart? Locks are locks, right? And more importantly, won’t a commercial locksmith charge an arm and a leg when they’re really providing the

For most people outside the locksmithing trade, our profession is a complete mystery. After all, no one learns even basic locksmith skills in school unless they actually plan to become a locksmith! As a result, the average person who calls a Toronto locksmith doesn’t always know the protocol or what to expect. Unfortunately, some Toronto

If you think buying a home or office safe will make you feel morewell, safeyou’re right – unless you mess it up. Like any other hefty purchase, safes come in a wide range of makes, designs and models that serve varied functions. They are manufactured by companies ranging from the most reputable in the industry

If home security cameras seem a little extreme to you, consider that surveillance tech isn’t just for spy movies anymore; it can have a lot of very important uses, from nanny-cams to helping seniors stay in their homes longer by allowing caregivers to monitor them remotely. Home security surveillance systems also, of course, allow you

It sounds like a riddle: name six ways to open a door. Go! If you said ‘use your key’, you’ve just named the 7th way – and the only legitimate way – to open a door. Unfortunately, there are six other ways people can get inside your home or business when you don’t want them

If you don’t believe that a simple walk-around can identify the weak points in your home security, consider the case of Margaret and Ray, the retired Mississauga couple who were worried about break-ins after a rash of vandalism incidents occurred in their neighbourhood. “One of our friends told us to do an audit, but we’re

If you’re still making do with the good old lock ‘n key combo, you aren’t doing anything wrong; traditional manual locks have secured valuables, kept out intruders and protected property from unauthorized entry for centuries. But technological advances, once reserved for science fiction novels (or at the very least, mega-corporations that could afford space-age tech),