Members of the public chased and caught a man who allegedly stole a handbag out of a car in West Auckland.
The car was parked outside a shop on Moire Rd in Massey on December 1 at about 2.15pm.
Police allege the man reached into the car, grabbed a handbag and took off.
"Members of the public chased him, got the handbag back and took this photo, but the man ran off before police arrived," a police spokeswoman said.
Police want to speak to the man in this photograph in relation to the theft.
