Finding a penny wedged into your car door handle might seem like a harmless prank or a weird coincidence\u2026 but many drivers don\u2019t realize it can be a warning sign of a dangerous trick used by thieves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here\u2019s what it could mean \u2014 and why you should pay attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Criminals sometimes place a coin, usually a penny or small piece of metal, inside the passenger-side<\/em> door handle. That\u2019s the side most drivers don\u2019t check before getting in. When you unlock your car and drive off, the jammed handle prevents the door from fully locking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You think the car is secure. The thief then follows you or waits until you step away. While you\u2019re inside a store, pumping gas, or even walking into your home, they simply open the unlocked passenger door and grab whatever\u2019s inside \u2014 bags, wallets, laptops, anything within reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some criminals even wait until the driver gets out again, taking advantage of the moment the car is left unattended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a simple trick\u2026 and that\u2019s why it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you ever notice a coin, wedge, toothpick, or even folded paper stuffed into your door handle, remove it immediately and check that all doors lock properly before driving away. And if it happens more than once, let security or the police know \u2014 it could mean someone is watching your vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One tiny penny can be a big red flag \u2014 and knowing the trick just might keep you a step ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Finding a penny wedged into your car door handle might seem like a harmless prank or a weird coincidence\u2026 but many drivers don\u2019t realize it can be… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/realbuzz24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/realbuzz24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/realbuzz24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realbuzz24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realbuzz24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/realbuzz24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realbuzz24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/realbuzz24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realbuzz24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realbuzz24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
They know it isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n