Five arrested on suspicion of identity theft, drug-related crimes at Hilton Hotel in Glendale

Five people were arrested this week after they were caught manufacturing fraudulent credit cards at the Hilton Hotel in Glendale, police said.

A hotel employee called police Monday evening after one suspect, Marvin Mungcal, 41, allegedly attempted to pay for two hotel rooms with two credit cards that appeared to be fraudulent, said Glendale Police spokeswoman Tahnee Lightfoot.

When officers entered the first room, they reportedly saw re-encoded credit cards scattered throughout room and methamphetamine in plain sight.

Four others — identified as Paige Lebel, 22, Ernesto Go, 33, Long Trinh, 18, and Kristen St. Claire, 33 — were reportedly staying in the two rooms.

Between the two rooms, police found methamphetamine, pills and drug paraphernalia, along with numerous re-encoded credit cards, stolen checks, personal documents belonging to other people and equipment for manufacturing credit cards, Lightfoot said.

The five suspects were arrested on suspicion of identity theft and drug-related crimes.