Police visited a hotel room after more than $300 of room service was charged to a stolen credit card.
Officials said the same stolen card was used to pay for the room at the Double Tree Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd.
Inside the room, officers on Saturday located Christian Gutierrez, a 36-year-old transient, along with blank credit cards, magnetic strips, a card printer, embosser and methamphetamine, police said in a news release Sunday.
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“Further investigation revealed that the subject was in possession of personal profiles of at least one hundred individuals including Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and credit card numbers,” the statement distributed by Lt. Shelly Vander Veen said.
Gutierrez was arrested and was being held at the Claremont jail in lieu of $55,000 bail on suspicion of identity theft, possession of meth and an outstanding warrant, according to police.
Police said they discovered another room at the same hotel had been rented using the same stolen card.
“When officers made contact at that room, they encountered three additional subjects along with additional stolen checks and driver’s licenses, card readers, at least fifty unconfirmed stolen credit card numbers, along with methamphetamine and heroin,” Vander Veen’s statement said.
Two of those men were arrested.
They were identified as James Pinto, a 26-year-old transient, and Colin Nash, 32, of West Covina.
Both men were taken to jail at the Claremont Police Department.
Pinto arrested on suspicion of possession of heroin, identity theft and an outstanding narcotics related warrant. Bail was set at $100,000, according to police.
Nash is suspected of identity theft and possessing meth, police said. His bail was set at $50,000.
It’s unclear what happened to the third person in the room.
Reached by phone Sunday, Lt. Karlan Bennett said the case is still under investigation as police attempt to contact victims and gather more information.
