{"id":31878,"date":"2020-10-26T16:09:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T20:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=31878"},"modified":"2020-10-26T16:09:45","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T20:09:45","slug":"maryland-natural-resources-police-academy-graduates-27-new-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2020\/10\/26\/maryland-natural-resources-police-academy-graduates-27-new-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Natural Resources Police Academy Graduates 27 New Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Governor Hogan Addresses 62nd Basic Class; Force at Near-Record 268<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\"Photo

Photo by Stephen Badger\/Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/p><\/div>\n

The <\/span>Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police<\/span><\/a> is proud to welcome 27 new officers to our agency. In front of supporting family, friends, and officers, the former recruits raised their right hand and took an oath to protect Maryland\u2019s citizens and natural resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

Governor Larry Hogan was on hand at Sandy Point State Park, with the ceremony held outside for the first time ever due to COVID-19 safety protocols.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn a state as rich in natural resources as ours, the career today\u2019s graduates are embarking on is absolutely vital,\u201d said Governor Hogan. \u201cYou will be asked to put yourselves in danger to protect our citizens. You may not always be appreciated and sometimes you may be unfairly criticized. But today, I want each and every one of you to know that you will always have the full support of your governor, who will have your back and who will be an advocate fighting for you each and every day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio and Superintendent Colonel G. Adrian Baker also took part in Saturday\u2019s ceremony. Speaker Pro Tempore Sheree Sample-Hughes and Assistant Secretary Phil Hager were also in attendance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNRP has a very unique and diverse mission,\u201d Sec. Riccio said. \u201cOriginating in 1868, NRP is one of the oldest enforcement agencies and is the lead for maritime homeland security, boating, and protecting natural resources across our state.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The graduation was the culmination of nine months of training and coursework at the Maryland Police and Corrections facility in Sykesville. Coursework included Maryland conservation law, criminal procedure, vehicle and traffic laws, physical conditioning, firearms, wildlife identification, emergency vehicle operations, search and rescue, land navigation, and boating navigation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 27 candidates adapted to remote learning with quarantines and field training in small groups. With the addition of this class, NRP will have 269 officers\u2014a near-record high.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur agency is delighted to have this new addition of officers. Throughout my visits to the academy, I was able to witness this group of men and women persevere while dealing with the drawbacks of COVID-19. They deserve a lot of credit for how they adapted,\u201d Col. Baker said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The new officers will be assigned to patrol districts across the state and will complete their formal police training in the field under the supervision of experienced officers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The 27 new officers are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer McKenzie N Beauchamp of Pocomoke City, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer David T Deems of Street, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Devin R Dieter of Trappe, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Charles W Faith of Clear Spring, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Michael R. Goodison of Crownsville, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Errick A. Goodman of Upper Marlboro, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Connor A. Heavener of Frederick, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Allison M. Higgs of St. Leonard, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Jeffrey C. Holbrook of Millersville, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Billy G. Jackson of Salisbury, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Riley P. Lazich of Clear Spring, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Albert D. H. Leavell of Annapolis, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Collin T. Marney of Marriottsville, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Travis A. Moats of Boonsboro, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Kylee R. Moore of Palm Bay, Florida<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Morgan E. Morris of Hagerstown, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Robert L. Offenbacker of Greensboro, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Vernon L. Owens of Upper Marlboro, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Brennen T. Przywieczerski of Hagerstown, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer William A. Ruffner of Ocean Slide, California<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Brendan A. Ryan of Ocean City, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Sinjin G. Shoop of Williamsport, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Brett L. Simon of Keyser, West Virginia<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Nina A. Tomaselli of Berlin, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Timothy D. Ward of Delmar, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Charles A. Wheatley of Worton, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Tanner L. Williams of Crofton, Maryland<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Governor Hogan Addresses 62nd Basic Class; Force at Near-Record 268 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police is proud to welcome 27 new officers to our agency. In front of supporting family, friends, and officers, the former recruits raised their right hand and took an oath to protect Maryland\u2019s citizens and natural resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,14],"tags":[5043,4035,2952,4975,3332],"class_list":["post-31878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-nrp-news","tag-adrian-baker","tag-jeannie-haddaway-riccio","tag-larry-hogan","tag-maryland-natural-resources-police","tag-sandy-point-state-park"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31878"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31883,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31878\/revisions\/31883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}