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Locked out in Oakland? Start here

Call 510-731-0612 to check who can come now. While you wait, these steps help, and the price list shows what the visit starts at.

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  • Dispatch across Oakland, flats to hills
  • Starting prices posted online
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Stencilled front door at night beside a street lamp

Bay 01

While you wait

  1. Stay somewhere safe

    If it's late, wait in a lit place: a neighbour's, a café, your car with the doors locked.

  2. Try the other doors

    A back door or a garage you can reach without climbing.

  3. Get your ID ready

    You'll be asked to show you live there before the door is opened.

  4. Answer your phone

    The locksmith may call for gate codes, parking or directions.

Bay 02

Urgent calls

  • House lockouts
  • Apartment lockouts
  • Car lockouts
  • Keys snapped in a lock
  • Break-in repairs
  • Office lockouts
  • Stuck deadbolts
  • Safe lockouts

Bay 03

After a break-in

Call the police first: 911 if someone may still be inside, the Oakland police non-emergency line otherwise. Ask for a report number. Then deal with the door. A forced door usually needs a new strike plate and a rekey or a new lock; a split frame may need a carpenter as well.

Photograph the damage before anything is fixed. Your insurer will ask.

Talk to dispatch

Give dispatch the street, the cross street and the lock type. You hear an approximate estimate before a locksmith is sent.

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Rather not call? Leave your number and a line about the problem, and dispatch will phone you back to confirm details and an estimate.

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Bay 04

Lockout questions

Do you come out late at night?

The posted hours are Monday through Sunday, all day. Call to check who is available at that moment.

What does a lockout cost?

A fixed $29.00 trip charge, with lockout labour starting at $19.00. Dispatch gives an estimate on the phone.

Will the door be damaged?

Most lockouts are opened without damage. If a high-security lock needs drilling, you'll be told before it happens.

Who do I call first after a break-in?

The police. Get a report number, then arrange the lock repair.