By Sam HurleyA "suspicious" man has potentially attempted to abduct an Auckland student this morning, offering her a ride in his white van with tinted windows. In an email to parents, Northcote Intermediate School deputy principal Karen Russell said the man approached the student near Northcote Countdown, just metres from the school, about 8.30am today. On February 15, an 11-year-old boy was walking to Northcote Intermediate School when a stranger in a white van asked him if he wanted a ride, and in January near Northcote Primary school, a child riding a bike to school was also approached by a stranger in a van. Acting Inspector Scott Cunningham, of North Shore Police, said police were investigating today's incident after the 11-year-old girl was approached. A man, in a white van, has pulled up next to the girl and offered her a ride to school," he said.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 08, 2017 05:03 UTC