MADERA – Over the last month the city of Madera has been in negotiations with a home grown city manager with over 16 years of urban and community planning experience with the city of Fresno and Yuba City. The city of Madera announced this morning that they have come to an agreement with Arnoldo Rodriguez on his salarey and bennifit package. Following a vote at the next city council meeting, Rodriguez will take the reins of the city.
Rodriguez comes back to Madera after two years in Yuba City as their Development Services Director. Prior to that Rodriguez served the City of Fresno as a professional City Planner with over 13 years of experience. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology, Law, and Society from the University of California at Irvine and a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly’s Urban Planning Program. Concurrent with his graduate studies, Mr. Rodriguez also worked for several non-profit organizations in and around the central coast.
MERCED – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the arrest of Joseph Deliman, for allegedly embezzling more than $80,000 from the Merced Police Officers' Association (MPOA) over a three-year period. While serving on the MPOA Board, Deliman allegedly utilized MPOA funds for personal expenses and personal vacations, including trips to Las Vegas and Niagara Falls. 
SAN LUIS OBISPO - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are looking for inmate David Gray Hall, who was found missing this morning during count from California Men’s Colony (CMC) in San Luis Obispo.
FRESNO - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Frankie Thomas Goulding, 39, of Carmichael, charging him with escaping from custody, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
FRESNO - Douglas Jason Way, aka Jason Way, 45, of Evanston, Illinois, was sentenced Monday to eleven years in prison following his conviction by a jury on five felony drug charges and two fraudulent misbranded drug charges, announced United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott; Special Agent in Charge Christopher Nielsen, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), San Francisco Field Division; and Special Agent in Charge Tara Sullivan, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Oakland Field Office. The convictions concerned the manufacture and distribution of 24 tons of synthetic cannabinoids or designer drugs, commonly known at the street level as “spice,” “K2,” “herbal incense,” or “potpourri.”
