Covert Entry and Lock Bypass
Tactical Covert Entry Skills - (5 days)
This course will teach Special Operations Forces and Law Enforcement Officers the principals of lock bypassing and making covert or stealth entries into targeted vehicles or buildings. Techniques learned in this course can be used during patrol activities, tactical operations, and technical investigations, and will benefit organizations through a decrease in civil actions due to property damage. The training consists of both lecture and hands-on practice on over 300 assorted locks and locking devices, and will also include extensive burglar alarm ID and defeat techniques. Locks covered include: commercial and residential knobs and deadbolts; cabinet and furniture locks; rim locks; day safes and fire boxes; padlocks; combination locks; tubular locks; a large number of foreign locks; Simplex locks; garage doors, hotel doors, and select high-security locks. Subjects covered are: covert entry legal issues and considerations (LE and DOD aspects); covert entry planning and preparation; tactical considerations; various lock picking techniques; lock bumping; manual lock bypass techniques; mechanical lock bypass techniques; vehicle entries; storage locker entries; pick/bypass equipment selection and configuration; and human restraint/vehicle escape. All necessary equipment will be provided for students during the training, and upon completion of the course a personal lock pick set will be given to each student. The course will terminate with a 16-hour intensive, multi-target, Field Training Exercise (FTX) that incorporates multiple covert entries, alarm defeats, and other course learning objectives in a very realistic training environment. Cost: $950
Advanced Covert Entry Skills - (3 days)
This course expands on our basic Covert Entry training, adding several new bypass and picking techniques. The class concentrates on high security locks and locking applications, vehicle entry and ignition manipulation, and burglar alarm defeat techniques. The course will culminate with an intensive training exercise that will allow the students to utilize and perfect the techniques covered in class in a very realistic environment. **Note: This is not a basic course; some prior experience with lock picking and bypassing is expected/needed. Cost: $725
Covert Entry Forensics Course - (3 days)
The student will learn methods used by experts in the field as it relates to the examination of a locks, safes, or related components, to include other forensic evidence which may be available concluding an unlawful entry. In many cases the forensic locksmith is asked to provide an assessment of how plausible certain surreptitious entry techniques are obtained against a given lock. This can be done through a series of laboratory tests, an analysis of the required skills, tools, or money required, and examination of the installation and configuration details of the lock. Cases of completely surreptitious entry are viewed by the investigators on the basis of what facts and logical conclusions present themselves. Cost: $625
Lock Impressioning and Key Cutting - (3 days)
This 3-day course will teach Special Operations Forces and Law Enforcement Officers the principals of quickly making covert or stealth entries into targeted vehicles or buildings through the use of Lock Impressioning. Techniques learned in this course can be used during tactical operations and technical investigations. The training consists of both lecture and extensive hands-on practice on over 200 assorted locks and locking devices, and will include multiple vehicles as well. All necessary equipment will be provided for students during the training. The course will terminate with an 8-hour intensive, multi-target, Field Training Exercise (FTX) that incorporates course learning objectives in a very realistic training environment. If an organization desires to bring/use their technical exploitation equipment or covert video equipment the FTX can be designed to support the use of this equipment. Locks covered include: commercial and residential knobs and deadbolts; vehicle locks; padlocks; foreign locks; and select high-security locks. Subjects covered are: Pressure-responsive Impressioning, Manipulation-based Impressioning, and Key-based (copying) Impressioning of pin-tumbler, wafer, and dimple locks. Sight reading and cutting of keys will also be discussed/practiced, as well as code cutting keys. Cost: $550
Alarm Identification and Bypass - (3 days)
This course will teach Special Operations Forces and Law Enforcement Officers the principals of alarm system ID and bypass. Techniques learned in this course can be used during tactical operations and technical investigations. The training consists of both lecture and hands-on practice on multiple alarm systems and video systems. Alarm systems covered include: wireless systems, hard-wired systems, and video systems. Subjects covered are: covert entry planning and preparation; tactical considerations for stealth entries; locating and ID of security systems; common alarm configurations; burglar alarm defeat techniques; Proximity Card intercept and defeat; and video camera defeat techniques. All necessary equipment will be provided for students during the training. The course will terminate with a 8-hour intensive, multi-target, exercise that incorporates multiple alarm defeats and other course learning objectives in a very realistic training environment. Student experience with lock-picking/lock bypass is desirable but not mandatory for attendance. Cost: $750 *Note: This is not a lock-picking course.