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FRESNO - Around 9:45 am on Thursday, workers reported finding what appeared to be a deceased body lying in a row of a citrus grove. This orchard is located on the south side of Jensen Avenue, between Minnewawa and Clovis Avenues in Fresno.

Deputies responded to the scene and confirmed it was in fact a man who had died. Homicide detectives arrived and determined the death to be suspicious. They along with our Crime Scene Unit and Drone Unit worked to collect evidence and interview the people who made the discovery.

MADERA – There’s an old saying that ‘The leopard cannot change its spots, nor can the tiger change its stripes’. This week we seem to have been given a recent example of this in a former Coyote football player and now Madera Police officer who has been accused of illegally accessing state computers for the benefit of his friends. Officer Anthony Martinez was suspended from duty and resigned his position with the department following his arrest for the crime of Unauthorized Furnishing of State Criminal History Information in violation of Penal Code section 11142.

According to the criminal complaint filed with the California Superior Court – Madera County, Martinez accessed the Madera Police Departments California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) for a third party that was not authorized to receive such information around January 7^th, 2021.

SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that, since the state began dedicating 10 percent of vaccine supply for education workers on March 1, over 200,000 education workers have been vaccinated, far exceeding the state’s goal of 75,000 vaccines per week.

“This is welcome news for teachers, students, and parents as more and more schools reopen safely across the state,” said Governor Newsom. “We will continue working with our local partners to accelerate this effort in communities across the state so that all school staff has access to a vaccine within weeks.”

MADERA - The Madera County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted today, March 9, 2021, to approve the reunification of the Madera Department of Corrections and the Madera County Sheriff’s Office.

The Reunification Plan was developed collaboratively by administrative representatives from both the Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Corrections. The proposed plan will be implemented in phases and will conclude by consolidating the Madera County Department of Corrections with the sheriff’s office and officially transferring oversight and management of county jail operations to the elected Sheriff.

SACRAMENTO  -  Gavin Newsom is one step closer to being removed from office as the Recall Gavin Newsom Campaign nears two million signatures. Mike Netter, of RecallGavin2020.com, announced on Sunday that he, his team, and thousands of volunteers, have gathered 1.95 million signatures (he only needs 1.495 million). That was before the Sacramento Recall rally, sponsored by Joe Collins, on the steps of the State Capitol, where tens of thousands gathered to support the recall effort.

"This recall movement has mobilized democrats, republicans, and independents to band together in a common voice to remove the Governor, that has failed small business and the people of California," said Joe Collins. "Our rally on Sunday proved that the people are behind making a change."