Jade Malcolm, 26, said her children - aged 7, 5 and 3 - were walking home from the park with her 16-year-old niece when a man in his late 20s or early 30s asked her niece to get in his car.
"He didn't care she was with the younger kids. He still stopped them in broad daylight," Malcolm said.
Four days later, the same man, who had parked his BMW near an alleyway, tried to pull the girl into the car.
The terrified teenager punched him in the face and ran home crying.
Malcolm reported the incidents to police and when she spread the news on Facebook, details of other incidents came from other concerned parents.
Andrew Blair said the community was living in fear and parents would not let their children play outside.
"It's like a ghost town. There are no kids in the park or on the street. It is very upsetting. This guy has got everyone scared."
Levin Detective Darcy Park said police had identified the BMW and were making inquiries.
