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Port Orange police report surge in juvenile drivers damaging public right-of-way; arrests made

Port Orange City Council and Port Orange Town Center CRA (joint session) · December 10, 2025
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Summary

Police said recent incidents of drivers—mostly teenagers—riding on grass/right-of-way have escalated across several neighborhoods; officers made arrests, charged one 17-year-old with felony vandalism, and described enforcement and prevention steps.

Port Orange Police Chief Manny Marino told the council on Dec. 16 the department has tracked a notable increase in incidents where mostly teenage drivers have driven onto grass and right-of-way areas and caused damage.

Marino said incidents started picking up at the start of the school year, with hotspots including Yorktown, Countryside and Central Park Boulevard. Police identified and arrested several juveniles,…

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