139 - "Don't move, don't scream..."
Woman ambushed at her front door by two men, video and commentary.
This video (link below) shows a brief armed home invasion as a woman is ambushed while opening the front door to her house.
The whole incident is over very quickly – just a few seconds of what must have been sheer terror for the victim.
The speed of the events indicates that it was a specific resource they were looking for – possibly her car keys? So this could be a carjacking taking place within the victim's home.
The first scumbag seems to come from the road behind her right shoulder, so it's possible she was watched parking a car and walking the short distance home and followed.
He appears to flee with keys in his hand. The audio is indistinct to clearly make out his demands other than “Don't move, don't scream!”.
It was either opportunist or they knew where she lived before hand.
She's attacked as the door is opened so that the chances of a scuffle outside a still locked house are lessened and their chances of success are increased.
They operate in a pair to increase chances of victim compliance.
She is simply pushed inside the house while her back is turned and from here the attackers have as much time as they need should she attempt resistance as the door will be closed away from witnesses seeing or hearing her screams.
If she had been outside and ordered in, this would have been an example of being taken to a second location away from view which is something you must fight to resist.
This attack could have been so much worse had the attackers decided they wanted more than just a quick robbery.
The closeness to the road offers a convenient fast getaway from the scene. Many new build properties in the UK and Ireland have this open front design – properties share a green area at the front with road access without delineation or boundaries.
This means that one would need 180 degrees of awareness when in this position not just behind like in a private small pathed garden.
The only thing she could have done to stop this would be:
Have keys ready before standing at the door so as to spend zero time looking for them and therefore distracted.
Scan while approaching home – anyone out of place or paying undue attention?
At door - Scan the space, place ready key in lock, continue to scan while opening the door.
Shut the door and secure it quickly.
How would this play out on YOUR own doorstep or a premises that you have to open/ close for work?
Would you be more switched off at home rather than work?
Consider the environment around such entrances that you use on a daily basis.
Are there dead spots that someone could hide in?
Is it wide open like this example?
Does a security light illuminate / blind you to the street / area behind you? Look slightly downward to keep from losing night vision not forward into the light.
Have keys ready.
Look to spend as little time as possible distracted or with the door open.
If you drive, the time between your car and the front door is when you are especially vulnerable, especially if tired and distracted.
One common trick is to place recycle bins in the drive in front of the house so that the owner will exit the car to move them – usually with the door left open and the keys in the ignition – making theft of a high value item like a car that much easier.
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Wow, that was so fast/efficient. It is hard to hear what he is saying, but maybe “car” is in there. It would make sense that it was a carjacking, and that the car keys are on the same key ring as the house keys, so she had them to hand for them to grab/her to hand over.
Oddly, exactly that scenario of recycling bins in the driveway happened at a friend’s house just last Wednesday, but it was just recycling bins left in the wrong place by the collectors. The “oh, that’s odd, let me investigate” reflex is definitely one to be aware of, though.
It’s so useful having the analysis of these real-life scenarios.