CRESTVIEW — Two Crestview men charged with burglarizing an unlocked vehicle and taking several pieces of military equipment, including a phone with potentially sensitive information, are due in court July 21.
Crestview Police officers got a call from a U.S. Army Special Forces member on June 11, according to the arrest report. The military member said late on June 9 or early on June 10, a Special Forces-owned cell phone was stolen from a vehicle parked at a Crestview residence. He said the phone could contain "sensitive information which is not cleared for public knowledge," the report said.
The military member sent police GPS coordinates for the phone's location. Using the coordinates, police went to a Lake Street apartment, according to the report. After performing surveillance, they ordered a traffic stop on a resident, identified as 21-year-old Mark Arthur Paulman.
After questioning, Paulman admitted to multiple burglaries, according to the report. A cell phone, a ballistic vest, holster, ballistic helmet, ballistic plates, weapon magazine, night vision equipment and other items totaling $4,925 were among stolen items.
Paulman said Austin Earl Nathaniel Overby, 20, accompanied him, according to the report. Overby was found and arrested.
Overby is charged with one count each of burglary and larceny of more than $300 but less than $5,000. Paulman is charged with two counts each of burglary and larceny of more than $300 but less than $5,000.
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Editor's Note: A photo of Austin Nathaniel Overby was not available as of this writing.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Police use GPS coordinates to track men accused of vehicle burglaries