Modus Operandi by Mauro Corvasce (universal ebook reader txt) 📕

rob him. His clothes are thrown out of a window or taken with her when she leaves, to slow the john if he plans to alert the authorities. All in all, the female armed robber is not as common as you might think from watching movies.

When a person attempts to gain entry into a building for the purpose of removing items from a safe, they will be faced with a number of obstacles. The more valuable the prize, the more precautions the owner will take in securing it. These precautions are designed to deter entry rather than secure the premises. Overcoming these obstacles separates the professional from the amateur. Any building, safe or property that has security measures, no matter how well designed, will not keep a motivated, well-trained individual from entering.

Surveillance

When the burglar chooses his target, he first conducts a survey of the premises, much like the armed robbers. This survey may be conducted by an insider or it will be done

Fences and Gales

High barbed-wire fences and gates are a common deterrent, and they can be diabolically constructed to foil the most ingenious thief. They may be doubled, that is, two fences set a certain distance apart. The barbed wire can be placed in a number of ways. Traditional barbed wire, which contains wire strands and, every few inches, a twist of sharpened wire, is used mainly at the top of the fencing in layers of three. If this layer is perpendicular to the fence itself, this is designed both to keep people in and to keep people out. If this layer is facing away from the property at a 45 degree angle, it is designed to stop people from climbing onto the property. If this barbed wire is angled toward the property at a 45 degree angle, it is designed to keep people in the property.

Fencing can be placed side by side. The first fence with the barbed-wire layering is either perpendicular or at a 45 degree angle facing in. The second fencing has its barbed-wire layer facing at a 45 degree angle toward the first fence. If the perpetrator gets through the first fence, he will be trapped between the first and the second fence. This is also known as a security pattern. Not only does this help to keep people out, but it will lock them in for easy apprehension.

If someone wants to ensure additional security for his property, he will use what is called razor wire, or ribbon wire. This is the wire that you see while watching the evening news: United Nations troops are standing at a checkpoint and on the ground you will see curly wire. This wire has a razor-sharp section. The theory behind this wire is that once you come in contact with it, it entangles you in such a way as to hold you in place. The more you struggle to free yourself, the more entangled you become. This wire will also cause severe injury. Razor wire is mainly used either on the ground, attached to the fence, or mounted on top of the fence and gate areas either perpendicular or at a 45 degree angle facing in toward or out away from the property.

The gates for these fences could be secured with either a chain and padlock or a lock requiring a key. Another mechanism for securing gates is a motor designed to open the gate either in or out or to slide it alongside the fence.

through deception. This deception is achieved by disguising oneself as a maintenance person or utility company worker. Large companies are always looking for maintenance employees because of the high turnover, so it may be fairly easy to gain access into a building to conduct a surveillance.

Uniforms, including police uniforms, are easily obtained through mail order catalogs and supply houses. Identification can either be forged or stolen and in some cases, purchased out of catalogs.

Security, no matter how tight, is always less during working hours. This was evident with the World Trade Center bombing. Mauro is a master at testing security procedures. He can talk his way through just about any circumstance and has never been denied access to any location. This includes military bases, law enforcement agencies, businesses, and into areas for employees only without identifying himself as law enforcement.

Another method of obtaining needed information on the security procedures of a building is to act as a prospective customer and question an employee about security procedures while acting concerned for your security. The salesperson will be glad to brag to you more than enough information to complete your task.

The whole purpose of this surveillance procedure, no matter how it is carried out, is to see if the difficulties involved justify the rewards.

Upon completing the surveillance, the burglar will decide what alarms there are, and how to disarm or avoid them. He will research into the mechanics of the alarms and practice on them so no mistakes will be made during the actual job.

Getting Inside the Property

On television and in movies, burglars dress in dark clothing and wear sneakers. This is actually pretty accurate because running and jumping is easier while wearing sneakers and the soft soles generate less noise while walking.

The burglar carries a tool kit with the tools he feels he may need to gain entry. Some of these tools will include long, strong, flathead screwdrivers for prying, steel pry bars, flashlights, chisels, small mallets, jacks, hacksaws, battery-powered drills and saws. Gloves are always worn and vary from medical latex to leather workman gloves. Ski masks are optional. More enterprising burglars will carry police scanners to monitor local police communications and a portable radio handset for communications from inside to a lookout.

If the gate is secured by a chain and padlock, the burglar will just cut the chain or the padlock itself with bolt cutters. This whole procedure will take under ten seconds. The only problem with gated areas is that they are usually well lit,