St. Cloud City Council Member Thanks, Congratulates Police Chief Blair Anderson

Saint Cloud, MN, USA / KNSI

Jennifer Lewerenz

Aug 23, 2022 | 8:46 AM

City of St. Cloud website

(KNSI) — The St. Cloud City Council took a moment at its meeting Monday night to thank outgoing police chief Blair Anderson.

Chief Anderson announced his retirement on Friday.

Council member Paul Brandmire requested to go on record congratulating Anderson and thanking him for his years of service to the people of St. Cloud and his leadership, “especially in regards to the aftermath of the George Floyd situation and the troubles that followed up I-94 to St. Cloud. He handled it well. He handled it professionally, and it shows in every single officer in the department. I want to congratulate chief select Jeff Oxton for stepping up and it’s gonna be a great, great tradition to follow. And I’m looking for great things from the city of St. Cloud from the City Police Department.”

Anderson said the last two years have been the hardest of his career, which began in 1994 at the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office. He was hired as the St. Cloud Police Department’s Chief of Police in 2012.

Assistant Police Chief Jeffrey Oxton is being promoted to chief effective November 30th.

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