Vancouver Police have arrested a suspect in an attempted abduction.
Tuesday afternoon, 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 Michael McGlothlin, a Vancouver resident.
On August 19, 2024, the Digital Evidence Cybercrime Unit missing persons detectives identified Michael McGlothlin as the suspect of the attempted abduction on 8/18/24, 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 which was registered to a rental car company. McGlothlin was not the listed renter.
Based on intel gathered by detectives on 8/20/24, they learned the possible whereabouts of McGlothlin. Surveillance was established near NE 18th Street and NE 148th Avenue, Vancouver WA. 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.
McGlothlin is accused of trying to abduct an 11-year-old child at Lieser Crest Park. A bystander came to the child's rescue and the suspect ran to his car and sped away.