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Man charged with stealing 6 TVs over 2 weeks

A suspected shoplifter walked away with six televisions from a Butler store in the past two weeks, city police said.

In another trip to the same store, he allegedly stole two DVD players.

But David A. Riker’s illegal shopping spree ended Monday with his arrest, authorities said.

Police filed three felony cases against Riker, 38, who has no known address He is in the Butler County Prison on $45,000 bail.

Riker first struck at the Kmart at the Pullman Square shopping plaza Aug. 30. Police believe he made his way to the garden center, unlocking and opening the exit door, to test if the alarm was set.

When he found it was safe, he took two RCA 32-inch TVs and left, according to court documents.

He returned about two hours later, police said, stealing two more TVs — a Samsung 32-inch and a Seiki 24-inch, valued at a combined $420.

The thefts were not discovered until Sept. 4.

But before Riker was identified as the suspect, he was back at the Kmart, this time stealing a pair of DVD players on Sept. 5, documents said,

Riker returned again to the same store Sept. 10, and allegedly swiped two more televisions.

All the suspected crimes were caught on store surveillance video. In all, Riker is charged with four felony counts of retail theft.

At the time of the recent thefts, Riker was free on his own recognizance stemming from his arrest in connection with a shoplifting incident at Pullman Square on Dec. 29.

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