Police are appealing to the public for help to catch a man who tried to abduct a teenage girl.
The 15-year-old was waiting for her mum to pick her up from a bus stop in Onehunga on July 26 when a man drove up to her around 4pm.
The man, who was unknown to her, stopped his car in front of her, then said her mother had sent him to pick her up.
When she refused to get into the vehicle, the man got out of the car, grabbed her arm and tried to force her inside.
Then three or four teenage boys ran towards the bus stop and the man jumped back into his car and sped off towards Pleasant St.
Detective Sergeant David Paea said the bus stop was on Beachcroft Ave.
"We believe the boys may have scared off the man and we'd like to hear from them.
"They were aged around 15 and enquiries to locate the teenage witnesses have been unsuccessful.
"We've been following various lines of enquiry since the incident but the offender hasn't yet been identified or located."
The offender is described as a male of average build, around 40 years old. He is believed to have been wearing a dark suit. The vehicle is described as a white, four-door sedan.
If you have any information, contact Glen Innes CIB on 09 524 1921 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
- Sarah Harris
