A suspect in an attempted child abduction at a Vancouver park Sunday is now in custody. Based on information provided to detectives, Vancouver resident Michael McGlothlin will be booked for Unlawful Imprisonment and Assault IV.
On Tuesday (Aug. 20) at about 3:50 p.m., the Vancouver Police Department Digital Evidence Cybercrime Unit (DECU), with the assistance of the Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), UAS operators, and the United States Marshals Service (USMS), arrested McGlothlin.
On Monday (Aug. 19), DECU missing persons detectives identified McGlothlin as the suspect of the attempted abduction of an 11-year-old child Sunday at Leiser Crest Park, located at 7510 Virginia Lane in Vancouver. The identification of McGlothlin was due in part to surveillance footage, which captured the vehicle in multiple areas around the scene of the crime. McGlothlin was driving a 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee that was registered to a rental car company. McGlothlin was not the listed renter.
Based on intel gathered by detectives on Tuesday, they learned the possible whereabouts of McGlothlin. Surveillance was established near NE 18th Street and NE 148th Avenue in Vancouver. McGlothlin was seen walking at the intersection where he was apprehended. He will be booked into the Clark County Jail. This investigation is on-going.
Information provided by the Vancouver Police Department.
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