Papamoa couple Allan and Vicky Luckman saw what appeared to be their stolen motorbike stopped at traffic lights with a young man on it.
An hour or so later in the Devonport Rd carpark behind Wrights Sports, they desperately wrestled him as he sat astride the Honda VTR 250, revving the engine and trying to run them over. They eventually wrenched the motorbike from the man, by rocking it on to its side.
Constable Tim Mills described the thief as a slim-built European man, probably in his early 20s, of medium height, with "number two" clipped blond hair and wearing a black and white jacket, grey army pants and carrying a grey or black satchel - was travelling in the opposite, northerly direction along Cameron Rd.
Constable Mills urges anyone who may have seen the man, or was in the area at the time, to contact the Tauranga police on 577-4300 or 0800 SPEAK-UP.
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