Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.

Full show notes, including links, can be found at

<a href="http://www.thelocksportscast.com">http://www.thelocksportscast.com</a>&nbsp;

In this week&rsquo;s episode:

78% spike in postal robberies

Locksmith Scams and How to Avoid Them

3d printed 3ks keys

Experiment driven lockpicking

Criminals

Videos

Products

Events

Meetups

Sales

Giveaways

and more

Announcements:

Corrections:

News:

<a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/postal-carriers-outraged-over-78-spike-in-robberies-often-at-gunpoint-demand-usps-take-action">Postal carriers &lsquo;outraged&rsquo; over 78% spike in robberies, often at gunpoint &ndash; demand USPS take action - TheBlaze</a>

<a href="https://www.fox8live.com/2023/05/05/fox-8-defenders-thieves-targeting-post-office-boxes-jefferson-parish/">FOX 8 Defenders: Thieves targeting post office boxes in Jefferson Parish</a>

<a href="https://www.rhinotimes.com/sponsored-home-position-1/5-common-locksmith-scams-and-how-to-avoid-them/">5 Common Locksmith Scams and How to Avoid Them - The Rhino Times of Greensboro</a>&nbsp;

Community News:

<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/lockpicking/comments/135tmsr/first_open_of_a_3ks_with_a_3d_printed_key/">First open of a 3ks with a 3d printed key generated from a photo to code the paths : r/lockpicking</a>

<a href="https://twitter.com/OakCityLocks/status/1655417715044098048">Thanks to @cackalackycon</a>

<a href="https://twitter.com/OakCityLocks/status/1655422436312006656">@cackalackycon LPV Contest winner</a>

<a href="https://twitter.com/OakCityLocks/status/1656681684069130241">@cackalackycon LPV trophies</a>

<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdncynDS79UlPp-mqXGUofi2jG0BTrkg1FjQ1bFOaY5BHiIFQ/viewform">DEF CON 2023 Lockpick Village Call for Staff</a>

<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/lockpicking/comments/13dilei/locks_for_sale_in_the_uk/">r/lockpicking - Locks for sale in the UK</a>&nbsp;

Videos:

<a href="https://youtu.be/Yn1db4Fb13I">Open that ABUS PLUS DD (88/50) with Front Tension - TIPS Tutorial - yes with butterfly disks</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORfV-J6V5Q8">Finally! The 13th Edition Ilco Key Blank Directory</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q3_JNmWEoo">Multipick Ares Opening System</a>&nbsp;

Blogs &amp; Articles:&nbsp;

<a href="https://blackbag.toool.nl/?p=4079">Experiment driven lockpicking &laquo; Toool's Blackbag</a>&nbsp;

Other Resources:

<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/locklot/">r/Locklot</a>&nbsp;

Products:&nbsp;

<a href="https://twitter.com/BandEAtoZ/status/1657092455857111040">STEALING MANHATTAN</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.amazon.com/STEALING-MANHATTAN-Americas-Billion-Masterminds-ebook/dp/B0BXBK9P2L/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Stealing+Manhattan">Amazon.com: STEALING MANHATTAN: The Untold Story of America&rsquo;s Billion Dollar Gem Heist Masterminds eBook : Barer, Burl , Stanimirovic, Punch</a>

<a href="https://twitter.com/HazzertousMfg/status/1655005889424936960">Ares DD tips fit Resin Bullet</a>&nbsp;

Meetups/Sales/Giveaways/Contests:

<a href="https://www.thelocksportscast.com/news">The Lock Sportscast - News</a>&nbsp;

LPU Karate Belts:

<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/lockpicking/wiki/beltranking">beltranking - lockpicking (reddit.com)</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGjOo2VPZFw">Mentorship Monday 3: The Belt System</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.thelocksportscast.com/2">2: Breaking Rules and Getting the Belt</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj1LcIwdp5I">All About The Lockpicking Belt Rankings System</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://lpubelts.com/">LPU Belt Explorer</a>

Lock Stories:

Emergency Call:

Criminals:

<a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/11/thieves-explosives-safes-steal-church-silver/">Thieves blow church safes with explosives to steal parish silver</a>

<a href="https://twitter.com/BandEAtoZ/status/1657068760417566731">missed out on his dumplings</a>&nbsp;

Executive Producers:

Founding Executive Producers:

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmIqJOrfQr8NTEDrOU2lF3Q">Panda-Frog</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/norlin76">Michael Gilchrist</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Starrylock_Locksport">Starrylock</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRGmm9FQqF6HMu9-wq9ODSQ">WilliamsBrain</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0X0TTCPK5kBRY3yDu40EKg">Dave 2BDCy4D</a> 

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/CODNuubster">Liibans Locksport Journey</a>

<a href="https://uncensoredtactical.com/">Pat from Uncensored Tactical</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCMjGnC1m9XlN_X8OHVwxphQ">threeraccoonsinacoat</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwPTxD1-2PPgmi6ATOJKlUw">Chirael</a> (Anthony)

Associate Executive Producers:

DoctorHogmaster

Clayton Howard (Kewltune)

Co-Producers:

m0g

Ratyoke

MrPickur

CrankyLockPicker

Bare Bones Lock Picking

Snake

Paracentric

John R

Chief Content Producer:

Chirael (Anthony)

Content Producers:

Bare Bones Lock Picking

Chris Capune

Good Guy

GravityKarma

I fisk

I'm Gumby

Jimy Longs

Joshua Gonzalez

LadyLocks

LockpickingDev

OpenLock

Pocket Women

Taquila Dave

The Lock Picker 1969

Tony Virelli

Contact Information:

Email: <a href="mailto:podcast@thelocksportscast.com">podcast@thelocksportscast.com</a>

Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/charlescurrent">https://twitter.com/charlescurrent</a>&nbsp;

Reddit: currentc57 on r/locksport

Discord: Lockpickers United as Current, Extraordinary League of Pickers as Current, <a href="https://discord.gg/ssRUfWR">The Lock Sportscast</a> as Current

Join the Discord at <a href="http://discord.thelocksportscast.com">http://discord.thelocksportscast.com</a>

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<description>&lt;p&gt;Your weekly source for locksport news and sometimes interviews.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Full show notes, including links, can be found at&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thelocksportscast.com"&gt;http://www.thelocksportscast.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this week&amp;rsquo;s episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;78% spike in postal robberies&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Locksmith Scams and How to Avoid Them&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3d printed 3ks keys&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Experiment driven lockpicking&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Criminals&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Videos&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Products&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Events&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meetups&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sales&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Giveaways&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and more&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Announcements:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Corrections:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;News:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/postal-carriers-outraged-over-78-spike-in-robberies-often-at-gunpoint-demand-usps-take-action"&gt;Postal carriers &amp;lsquo;outraged&amp;rsquo; over 78% spike in robberies, often at gunpoint &amp;ndash; demand USPS take action - TheBlaze&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fox8live.com/2023/05/05/fox-8-defenders-thieves-targeting-post-office-boxes-jefferson-parish/"&gt;FOX 8 Defenders: Thieves targeting post office boxes in Jefferson Parish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.rhinotimes.com/sponsored-home-position-1/5-common-locksmith-scams-and-how-to-avoid-them/"&gt;5 Common Locksmith Scams and How to Avoid Them - The Rhino Times of Greensboro&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community News:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/lockpicking/comments/135tmsr/first_open_of_a_3ks_with_a_3d_printed_key/"&gt;First open of a 3ks with a 3d printed key generated from a photo to code the paths : r/lockpicking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/OakCityLocks/status/1655417715044098048"&gt;Thanks to @cackalackycon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/OakCityLocks/status/1655422436312006656"&gt;@cackalackycon LPV Contest winner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/OakCityLocks/status/1656681684069130241"&gt;@cackalackycon LPV trophies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdncynDS79UlPp-mqXGUofi2jG0BTrkg1FjQ1bFOaY5BHiIFQ/viewform"&gt;DEF CON 2023 Lockpick Village Call for Staff&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/lockpicking/comments/13dilei/locks_for_sale_in_the_uk/"&gt;r/lockpicking - Locks for sale in the UK&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Videos:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/Yn1db4Fb13I"&gt;Open that ABUS PLUS DD (88/50) with Front Tension - TIPS Tutorial - yes with butterfly disks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORfV-J6V5Q8"&gt;Finally! The 13th Edition Ilco Key Blank Directory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q3_JNmWEoo"&gt;Multipick Ares Opening System&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Blogs &amp;amp; Articles:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://blackbag.toool.nl/?p=4079"&gt;Experiment driven lockpicking &amp;laquo; Toool's Blackbag&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other Resources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/locklot/"&gt;r/Locklot&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Products:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/BandEAtoZ/status/1657092455857111040"&gt;STEALING MANHATTAN&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/STEALING-MANHATTAN-Americas-Billion-Masterminds-ebook/dp/B0BXBK9P2L/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Stealing+Manhattan"&gt;Amazon.com: STEALING MANHATTAN: The Untold Story of America&amp;rsquo;s Billion Dollar Gem Heist Masterminds eBook : Barer, Burl , Stanimirovic, Punch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/HazzertousMfg/status/1655005889424936960"&gt;Ares DD tips fit Resin Bullet&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meetups/Sales/Giveaways/Contests:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thelocksportscast.com/news"&gt;The Lock Sportscast - News&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LPU Karate Belts:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/lockpicking/wiki/beltranking"&gt;beltranking - lockpicking (reddit.com)&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGjOo2VPZFw"&gt;Mentorship Monday 3: The Belt System&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thelocksportscast.com/2"&gt;2: Breaking Rules and Getting the Belt&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj1LcIwdp5I"&gt;All About The Lockpicking Belt Rankings System&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://lpubelts.com/"&gt;LPU Belt Explorer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lock Stories:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Emergency Call:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Criminals:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/11/thieves-explosives-safes-steal-church-silver/"&gt;Thieves blow church safes with explosives to steal parish silver&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/BandEAtoZ/status/1657068760417566731"&gt;missed out on his dumplings&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Producers:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Founding Executive Producers&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmIqJOrfQr8NTEDrOU2lF3Q"&gt;Panda-Frog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/norlin76"&gt;Michael Gilchrist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Starrylock_Locksport"&gt;Starrylock&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRGmm9FQqF6HMu9-wq9ODSQ"&gt;WilliamsBrain&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0X0TTCPK5kBRY3yDu40EKg"&gt;Dave 2BDCy4D&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/CODNuubster"&gt;Liibans Locksport Journey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://uncensoredtactical.com/"&gt;Pat from Uncensored Tactical&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCMjGnC1m9XlN_X8OHVwxphQ"&gt;threeraccoonsinacoat&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwPTxD1-2PPgmi6ATOJKlUw"&gt;Chirael&lt;/a&gt; (Anthony)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Associate Executive Producers:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;DoctorHogmaster&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Clayton Howard (Kewltune)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Co-Producers:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;m0g&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ratyoke&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;MrPickur&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CrankyLockPicker&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bare Bones Lock Picking&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Snake&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Paracentric&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;John R&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chief Content Producer:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Chirael (Anthony)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Content Producers:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bare Bones Lock Picking&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Chris Capune&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Good Guy&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;GravityKarma&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I fisk&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I'm Gumby&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jimy Longs&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Joshua Gonzalez&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;LadyLocks&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;LockpickingDev&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;OpenLock&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pocket Women&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Taquila Dave&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Lock Picker 1969&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tony Virelli&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contact Information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Email: &lt;a href="mailto:podcast@thelocksportscast.com"&gt;podcast@thelocksportscast.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Twitter &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/charlescurrent"&gt;https://twitter.com/charlescurrent&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Reddit: currentc57 on r/locksport&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Discord: Lockpickers United as Current, Extraordinary League of Pickers as Current, &lt;a href="https://discord.gg/ssRUfWR"&gt;The Lock Sportscast&lt;/a&gt; as Current&lt;/p&gt;
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144: Safe Cracking Criminals

144: Safe Cracking Criminals

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