A disgruntled employee of a store, formerly employed as a Lakewood Locksmith, gets an idea in his head that he is going to take what he feels is owed to him. After hours, he gathers his tools and heads for the building. He knows exactly what he's doing and quickly gets past the first lock and is on his way to the back where the safe, containing a lot of money is kept. He has no problems getting past that lock either. He opens the safe and takes everything inside, and heads home.

This is in no way based on a real story, but stories like this are being told by many people across the world. It can be difficult for the police to determine how a lock was broken, or how the perpetrator was able to get in to commit the crime in the first place. When they can't figure it out, is when they call upon forensic investigators who also have an extensive background in locks and how they work.

This field of work is not commonly known, but is often used by the police to figure out some tough cases. The people who do this work are not only investigators themselves, they also have an intimate knowledge of various kinds of locks and devices that may or may not be used to compromise the integrity of the system.

There's a wide assortment of specific kinds of knowledge these people must possess. They must be familiar with the practices of crime scene investigation, collecting and preserving evidence, photography, and microscopy.

During the seventies, there was a man who was employed by the Chicago P. D, who worked on figuring out how crimes involving the destruction of locks were committed. Today, much of the same procedures he came up with are still being used today.

If you're interested in taking locksmithing to a whole new level, there are programs and classes available in order for you to earn your certification and become a forensic Locksmith. It's a unique and interesting trade for those who wish to know about locks, and help solve crimes at the same time.