TYBEE ISLAND — An unknown woman ran up $8,603 worth of charges on a stolen credit card at a Tybee Island hotel, according to police.
Officers responded to a local hotel last week in reference to theft of services.
While speaking with the manager police learned that in June, a woman booked a 17 day stay at the hotel, running up a bill in the amount of $8,603.55 in the process.
Almost a month later, the hotel received a chargeback for that amount from the credit card company, indicating that the card was used fraudulently.
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During the course of the investigation officers learned that the name used to book the room was “Flower Priest,” which — as it turns out — was not the name of the actual card holder.
The case was turned over to detectives and remains an active investigation.
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