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Locksmith impersonators popping up in San Antonio

by Amanda Stanzilis / KENS 5

kens5.com

Posted on April 14, 2010 at 9:13 PM

Updated Thursday, Apr 15 at 6:43 AM

On Wednesday afternoon, an employee at the Centerview business center near 410 and Babcock saw someone who seemed suspicious trying to pop the lock of a car. The employee confronted the man who claimed he was a Pop A Lock Locksmith employee. The locksmith impersonator also tried to name the man who owned the car.

But that's where his plan failed. The business worker knew the owner of the vehicle.

The impersonator made a pretend phone call and then claimed he had the wrong car. Later, he was spotted trying to break into another vehicle. But this time, when he was confronted, he took off running.

The business center employee who reported the impersonator said, "My big concern is that people don't think anything about it. If you see a guy wearing a Pop a Lock shirt standing near a car, you're not going to stop and say, 'hey do you actually work for Pop a Lock?'"

KENS 5 contacted Pop a Lock Locksmith Company who said they had been made aware of the impersonator. We're told all actual Pop a Lock employees wear bright orange shirts with the company logo on it. They also drive cars with either decals on the side or magnets that name the company. All employees also have badges and a large tool set.

But the key factor to look for is that an actual Pop a Lock employee will not open the car without the owner of the car standing there.

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“I think we have an epidemic of crime growing through the locksmith industry because criminals are realizing why break a window or knock down a door when you can for $50 go get a business card, call yourself a locksmith, then go put the locks in and the safe in, then keep the combination or keep a key for yourself,” Crist said.
Currently, Florida has no regulation of the locksmith services industry. Other states, however, have looked at similar legislation. Both Maryland and Virginia have passed laws to root out phony locksmiths.

The legislation bans anyone from performing locksmith’s work or representing themselves as a locksmith unless their business is licensed, and requires 16 hours of training. Which I can personally tell you from experience is not enough hours of training. There are so many aspects of locksmithing that just isn’t covered in 16 hours. But I will take it, anything is better than nothing at all. I work daily to build a reputation in Flagler and Volusia County and the illegitimate locksmiths are giving everyone a bad name. Our community is being taken advantage of by individuals who don’t have proper, if any, training and are constantly making the keys to peoples home, office, safes, cars, etc. Then next thing you know that person is missing something. The criminal locksmith went back and took what they wanted.

How can you tell if the locksmith you hired is the real deal? Ask for their information! Ask them for their legal business name, if they don’t tell it to you or call themselves “locksmith services” hang up! Call someone else! Ask them if they are insured. Why? Because a locksmith can make a mistake and cause huge damages to your door or car and if they aren’t insured then you are stuck with the bill. A legitimate locksmith is always insured. Another thing you should look for is their business card, do they have one? Do they use an invoice? Is the invoice marked with their logo or business name? If you answer NO to any of these questions, send them on their way. You may be paying less for their services, but is it worth it? Do you really want a complete stranger with no reputation, no insurance, or no business license to have a key to your castle????
We need your help.

Pop-A-Lock is a legitimate locksmith company and wants Florida to require all locksmiths to obtain licenses. Please contact your representative and tell them you want locksmith requirements for your safety!

MAKE IT A SAFE AND SECURE DAY!