The search warrant resulted in the arrest of 44-year-old Bryan Russell Vaughan Duke
VANCOUVER – On Saturday (Nov. 23), the Vancouver Police Department Major Crime Unit and the Vancouver Police Department Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), with the assistance from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the Battle Ground Police Department, served another warrant at a Battle Ground residence related to a series of Bank Robbery investigations in Vancouver, Clark County, and the Portland/metro area.
The search warrant resulted in the arrest of 44-year-old Bryan Russell Vaughan Duke for the following robberies:
- September 13, 2024-Umpqua Bank-11515 SE Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver
- October 17, 2024-Umpqua Bank-10705 NE Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver
- October 25, 2024-U.S. Bank-11621 SE Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver
Vaughan Duke has been booked into the Clark County Jail on three counts of Robbery I. Additional charges are likely pending.
Information provided by the Vancouver Police Department.
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