Category Archives: Crime
Hospitality Industry Information Risks: Man Arrested In Texas Hotel Room At Center Of “Extensive Identity Theft Operation”
“…(He) is charged with the possession of marijuana and meth. But inside his hotel room at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas police found 400 to 500 credit cards, debit cards, gift cards and social security numbers. There was evidence of … Continue reading
Filed under Liability, Crime, Theft, Risk Management, Management And Ownership, Guest Issues, Technology
Hospitality Industry Security Risks: Texas Hotel Guests Have Laptop And iPad Stolen From Room; GPS Tracking Feature Leads Police To Thieves
“…Police say hotel guests returned to their room to find their key card no longer worked. Once they had a new key, they discovered someone had stolen a laptop computer, wallet, a cell phone and the iPad from the room…” … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Guest Issues, Liability, Management And Ownership, Privacy, Technology, Theft
Hospitality Industry Security Risks: Colorado Hotel Clerk “Doused With Lighter Fluid” By Robbery Suspect
A robber doused a hotel clerk with lighter fluid at around 1:30 a.m. Saturday and threatened to set the clerk on fire at the Clarion Hotel. The hotel is in the 300 block of West Bijou Street. Police said the … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Labor Issues, Management And Ownership, Theft
Hospitality Industry Guest Risks: Police Arrest Massachussetts Hotel Guest For “Disturbing The Peace” After Refusing To Cease Loud Noises In Room
“…hotel security personnel stated that they had received multiple complaints relative to loud and unsettling noises coming from one of the rooms in the hotel…” “…When told the hotel had a right to disinvite guests for bad behavior and excessive … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Guest Issues, Labor Issues, Management And Ownership, Privacy
Hospitality Industry Theft Risks: North Carolina Hotel Employee Arrested For “Embezzling” More Than $16,000 From Hotel Deposits And Petty Cash
More than $12,000 came from cash deposits not being made; $2,132 from petty cash and falsified receipts; $1,756 from miscellaneous revenue; and $336 in overdraft fees as a result of deposits not being made. A 57-year-old woman embezzled more than … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Insurance, Labor Issues, Liability, Management And Ownership, Theft
Hospitality Industry Security Risks: Tennessee Motel Surveillance Video Identifies Suspects In Front Desk Register Theft
“…The clerk noticed the money missing, called police and a quick check of the surveillance video showed the two suspects running back to their room in the very same hotel…” Cookeville Police said two men were arrested after burglarizing the … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Guest Issues, Liability, Maintenance, Management And Ownership, Theft
Hospitality Industry Employment Risks: Federal Lawsuit Alleges Miami Employment Agency Forced Thrity “H-2B Status” Guest Workers To Do Unsanctioned Work As Housekeepers At Florida Hotels
According to the lawsuit, thirty guest workers were brought to Miami by Villanueva, purportedly to work at the W South Beach as housekeepers for $8.28 an hour. “…(plaintiff) had many of the workers do unsanctioned work for less than minimum … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Guest Issues, Labor Issues, Liability, Management And Ownership, Risk Management
Hospitality Industry Theft Risks: Man Arrested For Using Fraudulent Credit Card Information At California Hotels; Police Seize $32,000 Worth Of Cashier’s Checks
“…(the man) was arrested on suspicion of using fraudulent credit card information at hotels and resorts in Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa and Dana Point…between Feb. 15 and April 12…” “…it was common for Larson to give his hotel room to someone else … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Guest Issues, Insurance, Liability, Management And Ownership, Risk Management, Theft
Hospitality Industry Guest Payment Risks: New Jersey Hotel Is Victim Of $3900 “Theft By Deception”; Two Teens Stay In Room After Pretending To Be Placed By Social Services Agency
Police have determined that 19-year-old Joshua Walton of Barnegat and a 17-year-old girl had stayed in the room. Both were charged with theft by deception. Authorities say two New Jersey teens pretended to be placed in a motel by a … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Guest Issues, Liability, Management And Ownership, Risk Management
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