Police have warned that ‘Good Samaritan’ criminals are tricking motorists into pulling off the road by telling them they might have a flat tyre – only to hijack them, Rekord East reports.
This comes after two hijackings were reported on the same day using this modus operandi, according to police spokesperson Captain Colette Weilbach.
On Wednesday 5 December, at about 11:30, a motorist was driving a Toyota Hilux along the N1 freeway between Atterbury and Lynnwood road.
While driving, another motorist indicated to him that there was something wrong with his rear left tyre.
The man pulled off the road to investigate, only to find that there was nothing wrong.
While he was checking a blue Volkswagen Polo with three men stopped beside him.
The three strangers pretended to want to help, but they instead forced him to get into the back of the VW Polo and lie down.
The hijackers took his cellphone and cash and dropped h
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