Mauldin Police Bust Up Two Burglary Rings

Mauldin Police said they were able to bust up two local burglary rings with the arrests of seven people.

First, police arrested 5 people in connection to numerous auto break-ins and burglaries reported during the end of 2012, said Det. Ben Ford. 

"Through a concentrated effort between the Mauldin Police Department’s Detective Division and Road Patrol, approximately 20 cases were cleared by arrest," he said.

These subjects face charges including burglary, grand larceny, and malicious damage. 

Arrested were: Christopher Eben Wrobel, Jr., 19; David Edward Melton 20; Jordan Everett Masters, 17; and, Alyssa Nicole Whalen, 19. Ford said police were on the hunt for a fifth suspect, 17-year-old David Pavlovich Byndu (pictured above). 

Ford said anyone with information on Byndu is urged to call the department at 864-289-8900.

In addition to those arrests, police said they had arrested two adults and one juvenile in connection with a second burglary ring that was operating within the city. This group is believed to be responsible for five cases, but the investigation continues and more charges are pending, Ford said.

The juvenile in this second ring was charged with Possession of a stolen firearm and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. Quentin Nathaniel McClinton, 21, and Thomas Giniske Pierce, II, 20, were charged with Burglary 1st Degree, Burglary 2nd Degree, Grand Larceny, & Petit Larceny.