Police investigate two attempted abductions

Two attempted abductions in separate parts of Auckland have police on high alert.

A 14-year-old girl was walking down Ravenna Way in Otara at 8am yesterday when the driver of a small black hatchback parked on the side of the road tried to drag her into the vehicle.

Meanwhile, an 11-year-old girl was walking to school in Beach Haven when she was approached by a man, who got out of his vehicle and grabbed her.

Both girls managed to escape and run to their schools to raise the alarm.

The offenders are not thought to be the same person.

- NEWSTALK ZB