ST. CLOUD - St. Cloud has a new Chief of Police.  Blair Anderson has been given the job.  He's currently the Chief Deputy in the Carver County Sheriff's Department.

Anderson's first day on the job will be August 27th, and he says he plans to be visible in the community from the start.

Anderson was born in raised in Detroit, Michigan.  He replaces retired Chief Dennis Ballantine who retired earlier this year.

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