Auckland police are investigating after two women reported frightening encounters with a suspicious man in Pakūranga within minutes of each other early Thursday morning.
The first incident occurred around 6.05am when a commuter had a man attempt to enter her locked car near Farm Cove Intermediate School.
When unable to gain entry, the man jumped onto her bonnet and remained there as she drove approximately 3km along Glenmore Rd.
“I was trying to dislodge him, but he kept pleading ‘please, please’,” the shaken driver told authorities, according to the NZ Herald.
The ordeal ended when the man slid off the vehicle at the intersection of Tī Rākau Drive and Pakūranga Rd, thanking the driver before reportedly entering another waiting vehicle.
Just 15 minutes earlier at 5.50am, another woman reported seeing a man dressed entirely in black waving at her from the middle of Butley Rd. “I honked and kept driving – it was too scary to stop,” she said.
Police confirmed that they were responding to the incidents but have been unable to locate the suspect, who is described as approximately 5’9″ tall.
No threats or property damage were reported, though both women were left severely shaken.
“This was the scariest thing that’s ever happened to me,” one victim stated, adding she has since changed her work commute route.
Authorities urge anyone with information or dashcam footage from the Pakūranga area between 5:45-6:15am on May 15 to contact police immediately.
Investigations continue as officers work to identify the man and determine the motive behind these alarming encounters.
