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Former tenant accused of taking fridge, stove

A former tenant is accused of stealing a refrigerator and stove from a home in Butler’s Island neighborhood.

Butler police on Thursday obtained a felony arrest warrant for Mark J. Wilkinson, 38, who has no known address.

David Gould of Butler, the landlord of the home on the 400 block of Negley Avenue, notified police March 23 of the missing appliances, according to court documents.

Gould said he made the discovery when he went to the house to change the locks. He told police that Wilkinson had moved out of the rental home within the past few days.

Gould described the refrigerator as a stainless steel, double-door model with a pull-out freezer. He valued it at $2,200, police said. The older electric stove was valued at $200

Police inspected the kitchen and noticed a rear door leading to the back yard, and tire tracks in the yard to the home’s porch.

The tire marks, documents said, indicated “someone had (driven) a vehicle there to remove items.”

Wilkinson is charged with a felony count of theft.

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