1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: Crime Alart hourly update breaking crime news Now, I'm Nicole Parton. 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: A man has been taken into custody after human remains 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: were discovered in Oregon last month. On Monday, August twenty five, 4 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: the Police Department issued a press release announcing the arrest 5 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: of fifty nine year old Richard Michael Mike Robinson of Oregon, 6 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: who was apprehended in Colorado and identified as a quote 7 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: person of interest. The remains of Kei Ki Meehong were 8 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: found in a storage box located in a storage unit 9 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: on West sixth Street in the Dallas, Oregon on July 10 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 1: twenty nine. While the press release indicated that she was 11 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: twenty years old, officials noted in a missing persons report 12 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: that Mehanng was actually thirty nine. According to authorities, human 13 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: remains were recovered and sent to the Oregon Medical Examiner's 14 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: Office in Claximus for an autopsy and identification. They also 15 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: mentioned that me Hong was a resident of the Mid 16 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: Columbia region, an original held from China. Her next of 17 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: ken has been notified of her passing. According to police, 18 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: Mehong was last seen on May twenty five in Glenwood, Washington, 19 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: when her fiance dropped her off to fish with friends. 20 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: As per a missing person's flyer released by police. The 21 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: flyer indicated that she resided in Butte, Montana, but had 22 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: been staying with her partner. Since the remains were found, 23 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: Detectives have been diligently pursuing leads and following up on tips. 24 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: According to police, a person of interest emerged and investigations 25 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: were conducted across California, Washington, Uha, Nevada, and Colorado. The 26 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 1: release also noted that Robinson has connections to click Atat County, Washington, 27 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: and was arrested on a warrant for failing to register 28 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: as a sex offender. He is currently held in the 29 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: Laramir County Jail and will be transferred to Oregon following 30 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: his detention. As reported by authorities, the investigation is ongoing 31 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: and officials are urging anyone with relevant information to reach 32 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: out to the Dallas Police Department five four one two 33 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: nine six two six one three or email police contact 34 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: at CI dot dash, Dallas dot Oor dot us, or 35 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: through the Dallas Police tip line at four one one. 36 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: More crime and justice news After this, the recent discovery 37 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: of roughly seventy piles of cremated human remains along a 38 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: dirt road near Searchlight, Nevada has triggered a federal investigation, 39 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: adding to the troubling narrative surrounding the cremation industry in 40 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: southern Nevada. The Bureau of Land Management, or BLM, has 41 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: confirmed they are probing this unusual situation in a rural 42 00:02:56,200 --> 00:03:00,080 Speaker 1: area located about sixty miles south of Las Vegas. The 43 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 1: remains were uncovered by an individual traveling on a secluded 44 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: dirt road close to the small desert community. Reports from 45 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: KLAS indicate that the person found what appears to be 46 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 1: seventy mounds of cremated human remains outside Searchlight, situated at 47 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: the intersection of US Route ninety five and Nevada State 48 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: Route one sixty four. While the state of Nevada does 49 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: not ban the scattering of ashes on public land, BLM 50 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: regulations permit individual, not commercial scattering of cremated remains as 51 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: a form of casual use. However, the agency firmly prohibits 52 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: any commercial distribution or disposal of human remains on public land. 53 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: According to their policy, Such commercial activities might necessitate designating 54 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: the area as a cemetery. The line between personal scattering 55 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: and possible commercial dumping is expected to be the key 56 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: focus of this investigation. The argument is that not one 57 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: per person would be scattering privately seventy mounds of human 58 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: remains that it appears to be commercial or something else, 59 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: according to police. This incident comes at a time of 60 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: heightened scrutiny over funeral homes and cremation services in the 61 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 1: Las Vegas region. Just weeks ago, the Las Vegas Review 62 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: Journal reported that McDermott's funeral home in cremation Service was 63 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: closed down after state regulators found one hundred and forty 64 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: six bodies being stored improperly, with some left uncremated for 65 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: as long as two hundred and fifty two days. Inspectors 66 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: discovered bodies improperly stacked, leaking fluids, and some stored outside 67 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: of refrigeration. The Nevada Funeral Home and Crematory Services Board 68 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: has ramped up enforcement actions in recent times. According to Nevada, 69 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: Current Heights Funeral Home in Henderson had its license suspended 70 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: after inspectors found bodies piled on top of each other, 71 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 1: sheets soaked in blood, and a a corpse that was 72 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 1: warm to the touch outside of refrigeration. The Funeral Board 73 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:09,119 Speaker 1: has expressed concerns over a troubling culture of delay among 74 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: funeral homes managing cases referred by Clark County Social Services. 75 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: For the latest crime injustice news, follow Crime Alert hourly 76 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 1: update on your favorite podcasting app. With this crime Alert, 77 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:22,359 Speaker 1: I'm nico partner