Woman Arrested for Murder in Domestic Incident on Westside of Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, FL – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has arrested Journee McGrew, 21, for Second Degree Murder and Tampering with Evidence following a fatal dispute on Manotak Avenue early Wednesday morning, July 2, 2025. JSO patrol officers responded to a dispute at approximately 3:30 a.m. Upon arrival, they found 41-year-oldContinue Reading

Woman Rescued from 141 Feet Above River After Clinging to Hart Bridge

A woman was safely rescued late Wednesday night after officers found her clinging to beams beneath the Hart Bridge, 141 feet above the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office patrol officers responded to the scene and located the woman, who had climbed over the bridge railing andContinue Reading

JSO Needs Help Identifying Driver in Fatal Hit-and-Run

Jacksonville police are appealing to the public for assistance in identifying the driver of a white mid-size SUV believed to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of 40-year-old Brandon Venegas on Monday, May 26, 2025. Just before midnight, officers discovered Venegas’s body in an alley behindContinue Reading

JSO Arrests Suspected Fentanyl Dealer in Overdose Death

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has arrested 38-year-old Taira Mrochek and charged her with manslaughter in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of a 23-year-old woman in March. JSO officers responded to the death of the 23-year-old woman in a hotel room in the East Arlington area. The Medical Examiner’sContinue Reading