A 66-year-old woman was tricked by suspects into opening the gate for them during a house robbery in Archibald Street last Thursday afternoon.
According to Springs police spokesperson Capt Johannes Ramphora, the woman was busy with laundry when she heard a car hooting at the gate.
She went to investigate and found a silver car with three men inside who claimed they were there to fix the air-conditioning.
When the woman informed the suspects the owner of the house did not tell her anything about people coming to fix the air-conditioning, the suspects pretended to call the owner and even mentioned her by name.
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Thereafter she believed them and opened the gate for the suspects to enter.
Once they were in the house, they asked where the main switch was and the panic button.
One of the suspects grabbed her and tied her hands and feet together with shoelaces, forced her to lie face down and keep quiet.
They then ransacked the house.
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A TV, coffee machine, jewellery box, perfume, tool box and meat from the fridge were taken.
Once the men left, she managed to go outside the house and seek help.
The suspects were not armed and nobody was injured.
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