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Lockpicks leave evidence of their use (src: http://www.lockwiki.com/index.php/File:Forensics_pin_picked.jpg http://www.lockwiki.com/index.php/File:Forensics_pin
by gpcz 13y ago
Lockpicks leave evidence of their use (src: http://www.lockwiki.com/index.php/File:Forensics_pin_picked.jpg http://www.lockwiki.com/index.php/File:Forensics_pin_picked.... ). If the victim was confident that the lock was picked, they could hire a forensic locksmith to find this evidence if the reimbursement is worth the cost of the locksmith.
As far as I know, getting a keyfob code and using it to unlock a car door is completely surreptitious (no evidence left) entry, as opposed to lockpicks, which are covert entry (evidence is left).
- mikeash 13y agoOr if you did leave the door unlocked, you could lock it, pick your own lock, then hire the forensic locksmith to prove it had been picked! Or just pick it in advance, just in case....
- gcb0 13y ago1. insert key in oily sand. 2. insert key in keyhole. two steps. instant faked picked lock proof. otherwise, use a softer metal on the picks (or plastic, or grease the picks, or as every criminal does, apply soap to the tips), and pick without any markings.