By Jim Clark

On Saturday, September 10, Somerville Police control received a call from the Row Hotel management reporting that a guest had used someone else’s reward points to book a room.

Police officers responded to the hotel and spoke to the reporting party, who stated that a person named Oluwatomide Oloyede checked into a room that was booked under a different person’s name.

Oloyede reportedly told the hotel staff that his stepfather had reserved the room, that his flight had been delayed, and that he would like to remain in the room until his stepfather arrived.

Oloyede checked out of the hotel at around 9:40 a.m. and asked the staff if he could leave his belongings at the front desk while he went shopping at Assembly Row.

The hotel management subsequently received a call from a man named, who informed them that although he was in New York and had not reserved a hotel room in Somerville, he had received a message on his phone indicating a hotel room key had been issued to him. At this time the hotel management contacted Somerville Police and reported the incident.

A hotel staff member informed the officers that Oloyede had come back to get his items. The officers went to the lobby where they introduced themselves and told Oloyede the reason they were there.

Oloyede told the officers a friend from college booked the room for him. The officers asked Oloyede what the friend’s name was but he did not respond.

Oloyede was asked where he attended college and he reportedly stated he did not.

The officers gave Oloyede an opportunity to pay the hotel bill of $400, and after an hour and a half on this call for service trying to convince him to pay bill, he tried two credit cards that were declined.

The officers placed the defendant under arrest on charges of defrauding an innkeeper over $100 and Larceny under $1200. He was transported to the Somerville Police headquarters for booking.