news-record.com

GREENSBORO – A man incarcerated in the Guilford County jail was charged Tuesday in connection with several recent break-ins in the New Irving Park neighborhood.

Investigators charged Kinyan Cortez Bynum, 21, of 4506 Holland Road, in connection with nine break-ins between Sept. 1 and Sept. 14. Eight were in New Irving Park.

Bynum has been charged with seven counts of felony breaking and entering, felony possession of stolen property and attempted felony breaking and entering.

Greensboro police Lt. Dennis Willoughby said investigators have conducted several operations in the past few weeks to crack the string of break-ins and develop a suspect.

He could not get into specific details of what led investigators to Bynum, citing an ongoing investigation. More charges may be forthcoming, he said.

“There were eight cases within a very small area and a lot of effort went into this,” Willoughby said.

Willoughby said the break-ins varied from home to home with different points of entry. He couldn’t immediately say if anything specific was targeted in the break-ins.

“(He took) just about anything he could get his hands on,” Willoughby said.

“(It was) mostly stuff that was transportable – high-dollar items that could easily be taken from the scene.”

An inmate roster at the Guilford County jail shows Bynum was arrested Sept. 14 for failing to appear in court on a variety of charges.

According to police, New Irving Park was the site of 16 break-ins from Aug. 14 to Sept. 14. There were a total of nine in June and July combined.

“We have felt under seige,” said Kim Forman, who leads a neighborhood e-mail group.

“One aspect of it has been frightening, to worry about someone coming into your home, but the good side is that neighbors have gotten out to talk to one another.”

In general, Willoughby said, the police department is continuing to remind residents to be vigilant in protecting their homes despite the arrest of a suspect.

Police ask anyone with information about the break-ins to call Crime Stoppers at 373-1000.

Contact Ryan Seals at 373-7077 or ryan.seals@news-record.com