Forensic Locksmithing from Key Door Solutions
As a Forensic Locksmith “Expert Witness”, Andy Tristram of Key Door Solutions Ltd supports Police forces up and down the country in partnership with the National Crime Agency.
Examination of products, components, and incidents are carried out to provide objective and unbiased factual evidence that can be used in the investigation of major crime.
Fast and professional service
Andy Tristram can be found on the Major Crime Investigative Support Expert Advisers’ database.
- Master locksmith
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A QML (qualified master locksmith)
- Andy has served a 2 year term as a Board Director of the Master Locksmith Association (2019 – 2020) and spent 5 years (2017 – 2022) as the Treasurer of the Midland Region, playing a major role in providing training and support for fellow members.
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Key Door Solutions Ltd is an Approved Company member of the Master Locksmith Association.
Description of Support Services
We offer our services in:
- Criminal Prosecution
- Criminal Defense
- Insurance Claim
- Insurance Defense against a Claim
We have been involved in expert witness assistance with disputes between an organisation, main contractor and sub contractor regarding claims for insurance related damages and provided an independent report.
In addition we have handled cases of Criminal Defense to establish factual evidence surrounding allegations such as forced entry.
For more information please call 07787 278555 / 01332 948 100 or e-mail [email protected]
The type of services available
We can offer investigative work in many aspects ranging from visual assessments for some of the basic level of support required, up to on site attendance with Scenes Of Crime Officers to assist with ensuring as much evidence and assessment as possible is taken from the scene.
There are some cases where our findings do not run in parallel with the initial concept of what a situation might have been. However we have found this to be just as useful in assisting alternative concepts and has been useful to eliminate ideas and therefore saving valuable police time in not going down the wrong pathway.
In addition we are experienced in preparing and providing an Expert Witness Statement for use in court to support our findings.
Regular or common services
Examples of the common types of work undertaken:
Rebuilding of locks from the remaining small components detonated by the emergency services on a forced entry to reach a victim and establishing if a key found relating to a suspect is indeed an operational key for that lock.
We assess and provide guidance on locks, such as in attending properties where people are reported to be kept imprisoned, we can assess and provide details on the ease or difficulty of escape from the premises and or if any exits have signs of having had a change of locks, or had locks tampered with to disguise the ability to hold people against their will.
We offer replication of forced entry relating to burglary and have provided video evidence of a reconstruction using seized evidence to enact the gain entry.
Mailbox theft is also common and used to obtain details for identity theft and we can assess keys that have been seized in evidence and relate them to houses of multiple occupancy where large banks of mailboxes are common.
Arson can often damage scenes of crime but we can also carry out some supportive investigation to the condition of the locks / keys and advise if the type of lock would or could have prevented keyless egress for anyone left inside the premises.
We can work with Scenes Of Crime Officers and carefully remove existing locks at a scene to be taken away for evidence and in turn re-secure the property, allowing the police to be able to vacate the premises knowing the building is secure.
These are just some of the types of regular support we provide to various police forces up and down the country and some of the police forces who have used this service include:
The Major Crime Investigative Support – Expert Adviser Feedback
Due to confidentiality, it is obviously difficult to provide detailed information but we have included a couple of brief testimonials / references provided to us for this purpose.
For further details and full information, please contact the National Crime Agency who will have our details logged on the Major Crime Investigative Support Expert Advisers’ database.
Mr. Tristram was very helpful and professional, and allowed us to explore different hypotheses regarding the possible imprisonment of the victim.
Mr. Tristram was helpful, punctual, well-informed, and exceedingly professional. He went above and beyond what I would have expected, and would highly recommend him.
Thanks for all your help during the investigation. It was only because of the overwhelming evidence against the suspect, which included your evidence of the key fitting the lock that left no other option than to plead guilty.
Some of the Police Forces who have used this service include:
For more information please call 07787 278555 / 01332 948 100 or e-mail [email protected]