Thieves had come up with devices that could figure out your code and open your garage door. So the garage door manufacturers were once again called upon to respond to the challenge. They came up with even newer technology that changes the code every time you open or close your door. So thieves can't get in and homeowners can live happily ever after. But that isn't the end of the story.
Most garage doors are still vulnerable to thieves.
That's because thieves can use a device called a code grabber. But there's a debate over just how much of a threat code grabbers really are. Police say they aren't a big deal - they're not catching thieves using them. The garage door industry admits they may not be a big deal . Lou Gillombardo is director of the Garage Door Safety Center in Alliance, Ohio.