⭐Free Election Rides, Another Scam To Be Aware Of

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🚌 Votran Offers Free Election Day Rides

Volusia County voters can ride Votran free on Tuesday, November 3, by showing their Voter Information Card when boarding. The offer does not include VoRide.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Election Day voters must use their assigned polling place. Buses will follow regular routes, so check schedules and allow enough travel time. Plan your trip through the Trip Planner at Votran.org or the Votran On Demand app. For service assistance, call 386-761-7700.

Find your assigned polling location at VolusiaElections.gov.

Supervisor of Elections Lisa Lewis encourages riders to plan ahead. For media inquiries, contact Lewis at [email protected] or 386-736-5930.

🚨 Another Scam To Be Aware Of

In public safety news, an elderly New Smyrna Beach resident’s call to police helped investigators arrest an Orlando man accused of trying to defraud her.

Police say Marcus Ristie, 27, initially posed as her son, claiming he needed $9,800 to leave jail after a fatal crash. Later calls allegedly involved impersonating an attorney and a pretrial intervention representative.

Investigators worked with the resident to track an envelope collected by an unwitting Uber driver to Orlando, where Ristie allegedly received it. Orlando police arrested him Thursday after investigators obtained a warrant.

Ristie was charged with organized scheme to defraud and booked into Orange County jail on an out-of-county warrant. His bond was set at $20,000.

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Source: CrimeRadar–Ormond Beach. Listings reflect dispatch alerts and are not verified official reports.

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Events for Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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