Police left school in the dark over girl's abduction attemptPETER MEECHAM Counties Manukau Central acting area commander Inspector Dave Glossop said police "dropped the ball". Police admit they "dropped the ball" after failing to inform a south Auckland school about an attempted abduction of a 7-year-old girl. But they say it's not a case of preferential treatment after another case in a central Auckland suburb got high profile coverage. Parents concluded "we don't matter" after seeing an attempted abduction in St Helliers, central Auckland days later made headlines. He defended the reason why a public statement hadn't been issued like the incident in central Auckland.

Source: Stuff March 06, 2017 01:24 UTC