Homeless pair arrested for misusing 911 during suspicious vehicle investigation

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jared Matthew Hale, 42, and Lauren Lee Langlois, 38, were arrested early this morning after they allegedly called 911 while deputies were ordering them to get out of their car.

At about 2:21 a.m. on June 28, Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle at the Circle K at 7501 W. Newberry Road; the deputies reported that Hale and Langlois were sitting in the car, which did not have a valid tag, and they allegedly disposed of ashes from their cigarettes on the ground, in violation of Florida’s litter laws. A deputy reported that the vehicle’s registration had expired a year ago…

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