Deadbeat Hotel Guest Busted In Fairfax: Police

FAIRFAX, VA — Somehow this actually happened, according to Fairfax Police. Namely, a woman from New York City checked into the Best Western hotel at 3535 Chain Bridge Road on June 13 and wound up staying for nearly three months until she was booted for not paying her bill. Giselle G. Ishmael, 42, of 244 — 5th Avenue, was charged with defrauding a hotel.

Last Friday, the manager told police a room occupant had been there since mid June, had run up a large bill but wasn't making payment on it. Ishmael told the manager and police she didn't have any money. So off to jail she went. Her bond was set at $1,000. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. Also, like us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.) Also in Tuesday's Fairfax Police report:

Incident / Case #…

Credit Card Fraud
17-13234
3700 Block of Lyndhurst Drive – On August 29 at 4:40 PM the resident reported that unknown person(s) had used his debit card information to make unauthorized transactions in California.

Vandalism
17-13424
10100 Block of Ratcliffe Manor Drive – On September 1 at 6:13 PM the resident reported that unknown person(s) had scratched the paint on one of his vehicles on August 21 and scratched the paint on a second vehicle on August 30. Both vehicles were parked in the neighborhood.

Vandalism
17-13427
9800 Block of Main Street – On September 1 at 7:23 PM the vehicle owner reported that unknown person(s) had scratched the paint on her parked vehicle.

Vandalism
17-13562
Westmore Drive / Rust Road – On September 4 at 11:20 AM a citizen reported that unknown person(s) had vandalized a stop sign and a Crime Watch sign with spray paint.

Vandalism
17-13587
11000 Block of Westmore Drive – On September 4 at 7:40 PM the resident reported that sometime between 9:00 PM on September 3 and 9:00 AM on September 4 unknown person(s) had spray painted a tire and rim on a friend’s parked vehicle.

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