Don't think keys can be dangerous? You haven't been shopping at the Karlsfield, VT locksmith.

Karlsfield, VT—City officials are in full defense mode as local residents demand answers after a rash of car break-ins and thefts follows a new city ordinance that no longer allows citizens to bring keys into buildings, citing a security threat.

Last month, City Manager Kevin Miles instituted a ban which prohibited people who enter City Hall and any other city-owned building from bringing in keys. But no alternative place was provided by the city for people to leave their car keys, so many citizens ended up leaving them in their car.

Miles said it was his understanding from “the internet or somewhere” that keys “posed a safety, health and security risk” when used certain ways, and he’s merely doing his job, protecting the people of Karlsfield, though he really couldn’t recall where he read that. Continue reading →