Police are seeking the public’s help to locate this man after a serious incident at Glenfield Mall, in Waitemata East. Photo: Supplied / North Shore Police
Police are searching for a man after a woman trying to retrieve her stolen handbag from a car was dragged along 10 metres of pavement at an Auckland mall earlier this month.
The woman was at Glenfield Mall at around 5pm on 1 December when she was pulled to the ground and her handbag was stolen.
The thief ran to his car, a white Toyota Mark-X, and the woman followed.
While trying to retrieve her bag, police say she was dragged by the car for around 10 metres and sustained minor injuries.
Police have released a photo of the man they believe to be the thief and are asking members of the public for help identifying him.
He appeared to be wearing a face-mask pulled down to sit below his mouth and a bucket hat.
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