Jessica Anderson
Jessica Anderson started at The Sun in March 2010, writing about a little bit of everything as the night rewrite reporter. She now covers breaking stories across the region with the morning news desk.
Recent Articles
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Former Baltimore Police Department major files complaint after she says false charges resulted in her suspension
A former Baltimore police major who received an unpaid suspension after she was investigated by internal affairs for alleged theft, is asking for a Baltimore Circuit Court judge to intervene in the case. Kimberly Burrus, who has been demoted from major to lieutenant, said that the charges were...
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Former Baltimore police deputy commissioner appointee files defamation suit over release of memo
A former Baltimore police officer has filed a defamation lawsuit after he was appointed to serve as deputy commissioner but lost the job after a memo that he said was inaccurate was sent to the news media. The memo claimed that Thomas Cassella, a 23-year Baltimore Police Department veteran, had...
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East Baltimore man turns himself in in N.Y., will be charged with first-degree murder after death of his wife, police say
Amit Kumar turned himself in to authorities in DeWitt, N.Y., on Sunday and will be extradited back to Baltimore City where he will be formally charged with first-degree murder, Baltimore police said Sunday night. Police said Kumar, 39, was wanted after his 39-year-old wife was found stabbed in...
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Rare 'calico lobster' found at Maryland seafood counter
Unloading a shipment from Maine, the owner of Ocean City Seafood distributor in Silver Spring made a one-in-30-million discovery. Among the dark bluish and greenish brown crustaceans, the owner found a rare “calico” lobster with a mottled orange and black shell in a delivery last month. “We knew...
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Delta flight grounded at BWI for 'potential mechanical problems' Saturday, officials say
A Delta Air Lines flight from Baltimore was grounded Saturday morning because of “potential mechanical problems,” an airport spokesman said. There was a “precautionary alert” for a flight that left around 6:30 a.m. from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, BWI spokesman Jonathan Dean said. The aircraft...
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Howard Co. bus driver placed on leave for using 'inappropriate language' and 'unsafe driving,' principal says
A Howard County schools bus driver was placed on leave after allegedly using “inappropriate language” and driving in an unsafe manner, a school principal said. Students from Burleigh Manor Middle School in Ellicott City reported concerns to the school officials, prompting an investigation into...
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Major in charge of Baltimore Police training academy retiring
The major in charge of the Baltimore Police training academy is retiring, just as the department begins training officers on consent decree reforms. Marc Partee, who has served with the department since 1996, was appointed to the position in February by then-commissioner Darryl De Sousa. It was...
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As Fort Worth officials criticize Baltimore police chief search, expert says it's a 'difficult balancing act'
In the wake of Joel Fitzgerald’s withdrawal as Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh’s nominee for police commissioner, officials in his current city of Fort Worth, Texas, criticized the vetting process. Fort Worth city manager David Cooke deemed what Fitzgerald had been subjected to as “awkward.” Mayor...