Appears likely that someone that has access to the hotel’s customer CC data might be behind this and the local police are aware of it too...

“Not only is this hotel horrible, our guests had their credit card stolen and $500 worth of purchases made on it!!! Reporting this place to the police. Do not even go near this hotel. Total crooks, denied everything when confronted but they were caught red handed” [1]

...makes you wonder what is really going on.

[1] https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Hotel_Review-g60763-d267183-Revie...

So money laundering

Clearly the hotel business is a thin cover. One reviewer mentions dust as though the room hadn't been used recently.

The reviews are incredible.

https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Hotel_Review-g60763-d267183-Revie...

So that's where the Bowery King is in hiding.

Told the police about it? Someone would be eager to chase that case.

Cops aren’t ever eager to take on cases.

Yeah, they aren't interested in pursuing this. Phish on.

Appears local law enforcement already knows about it:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23222004