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...Instead, Anderson, Miami's top cop since 1988 who ends his 21 years of service on April 30, says he eagerly awaits his May 15 arrival as Cambridge's first-ever police commissioner...
...getting more excited now, as it's getting close to the time for moving into Cambridge to accept a new challenge," Anderson says. "My mind is almost there already, and I've received many letters of support. I'm looking forward to working together with everybody in Cambridge...
...Anderson is a practical policeman who doesn't engage in theoretical stuff," says Rev. L. Nelson Foxx, one of 13 members on the citizens' advisory committee that assisted City Manager Robert W. Healy in selecting the new commissioner. "He is a "very well-seasoned policeman who speaks with a lot of wisdom. Most importantly, he has a hands-on approach, which will be very important to the department...
Foxx says Anderson, who came across as "very personable," had nothing to hide in his interview. "Anderson was the only one of nine candidates who brought his wife with him into the interview, and he even let her field some questions," he says...
...Anderson will take a position created by the City Council in the mid-1970s which has remained vacant until this year because of lack of funds. The decision to hire a commissioner has sparked much controversy, but Anderson says such discussions will not affect his performance. A commissioner is necessary to improve a recent decline in relations between the community and the police department, he says...