Two men who tried to lure girls into their van in Rotorua may have made a similar approach in Tauranga days earlier, police say.
Last Monday two men in a white van attempted to lure three girls into their van in two separate incidents- one on Pukehangi Rd and one on Ford Rd.
Rotorua police area prevention manager Inspector Stuart Nightingale said the approaches may be linked to a similar event in Pyes Pa.
On August 18 about 5pm two men in a white van approached two children in the vicinity of 12 Acre Wood.
They allegedly tried to start a conversation with two girls who were walking their dog and requested to take their photographs, he said.