Durham Regional Police are investigating two home invasions in Ajax and Pickering, per DurhamRegion.com.

• Two home invasions reported in Ajax and Pickering
• Durham Regional Police are actively searching for suspects
• Incidents occurred in Durham Region neighbourhoods within Clear Guard service area

Durham Regional Police are investigating two separate home invasions in Ajax and Pickering. Front-door forced entry remains one of the most common vectors in the GTA, particularly when occupants are home or away during predictable hours. Residential doors in older Ajax and Pickering stock often rely on standard strike plates and single-screw frame anchoring, which yield quickly to shoulder or boot force. A determined intruder can breach a standard residential door in seconds. Door fortification—heavy-gauge strike-plate reinforcement, structural-screw frame anchoring, and multi-point lock geometry—resists this forced entry by distributing load across the frame and hinges, adding critical delay. Layered defence also includes security window film on accessible glass (sidelights, nearby windows, patio doors), which prevents hand-through reach after breakage and forces the intruder to spend additional time. Physical delay is the core defence: it gives occupants time to wake, call police, or move to safety, and it increases the likelihood that neighbours notice activity or that responding officers arrive while the intruder is still on scene.

How Durham Region typically gets hit.

Clear Guard serves the Durham communities listed here. For a home with a rear walkout, inspect both the patio glass and nearby reachable windows. For a seasonal or rural property, provide access arrangements and identify any detached structures you want considered before scheduling the assessment. For your Durham Region property, ask us to review the front and rear doors, reachable windows and any garage-to-house door. We check the existing assemblies and access before recommending security film or ARX Guard door fortification. Book a free on-site assessment for a written quote.

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1. 01Install a door-reinforcement strike plate with 3-inch structural screws into the frame's solid wood, not just the jamb.
2. 02Apply security film to sidelight glass and any ground-floor windows within arm's reach of doors or locks.
3. 03Ensure exterior lighting illuminates all entry points and consider motion-activated fixtures to deter approach.

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