Police Impersonator and Hotel 'Visitor' Tries to Snag Free Breakfast

Dunwoody Police arrested an impersonator Sunday morning at the Staybridge Suites, who reportedly claimed to be a police officer in order to receive a free breakfast.

The suspect has visited the hotel over the past four months and pretends to be a guest in an attempt to at breakfast at no cost, according to the police department’s Facebook page.

When hotel staffers approached the man in December, he allegedly threw his coffee on the manager and ran away. In February he again dropped in and told employees that he is in law enforcement, then ran out of the hotel before police arrived.

On Sunday officers surrounded the hotel within seconds of receiving the call that the unidentified visitor had returned. When the suspect began to leave by a side door an officer was waiting for him.

The man was charged with simple battery and impersonating a police officer. The suspect also told police the hotel’s food is free for non-guests.