{"id":9968,"date":"2016-03-11T10:28:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T15:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=9968"},"modified":"2016-03-11T12:51:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T17:51:46","slug":"robert-k-ziegler-jr-named-superintendent-of-the-natural-resources-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2016\/03\/11\/robert-k-ziegler-jr-named-superintendent-of-the-natural-resources-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert K. Ziegler Jr. Named Superintendent of the Natural Resources Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/Ziegler-headshot.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9972\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9972\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/Ziegler-headshot-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"Colonel Ziegler\u2019s headshot\" width=\"167\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/Ziegler-headshot-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/Ziegler-headshot-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/Ziegler-headshot-806x1024.jpg 806w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/Ziegler-headshot.jpg 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a>The <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr2.maryland.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/a> today announced that Governor Larry Hogan has appointed law enforcement veteran Robert K. \u201cKen\u201d Ziegler Jr. to serve as superintendent of the <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr2.maryland.gov\/nrp\/Pages\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Maryland Natural Resources Police<\/a>. The appointment takes effect immediately.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Ziegler, the department\u2019s lieutenant colonel and a Hampstead resident, has been acting superintendent since August 2015. His law enforcement career spans more than four decades, beginning in 1972 as a cadet in the Baltimore County Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder Colonel Ziegler\u2019s leadership, we have seen the Natural Resources Police continue to grow and prosper,\u201d Natural Resources Secretary Mark Belton said. \u201cHis background in criminal investigation and law enforcement, love for Maryland and its people, and passion for protecting our shared resources make him the right man for the job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ziegler, 61, is no stranger to the department. He served as the superintendent\u2019s executive and deputy superintendent in 2006-2007. Prior to that, he was chief of staff for the Maryland Capitol Police. He also worked as a security and safety executive in the private sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m humbled and honored to have the opportunity to lead the fine men and women of the Maryland Natural Resources Police, the finest \u2013 and one of the oldest \u2013 conservation law enforcement agency in the nation,\u201d Ziegler said. \u201cIt feels like I\u2019m home again. I look forward to continuing my\u00a0work with Governor Hogan and Secretary Belton on our mission to protect and preserve our natural resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An integral part of the state\u2019s natural resources agency, the Natural Resources Police has an authorized strength of 262 officers and a dedicated staff of civilian and volunteer personnel, including reserve and retired officers. It is responsible for enforcing conservation and boating safety laws, protecting state parks, public lands and waterways. The agency also leads the state\u2019s maritime homeland security mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maryland Department of Natural Resources today announced that Governor Larry Hogan has appointed law enforcement veteran Robert K. \u201cKen\u201d Ziegler Jr. to serve as superintendent of the Maryland Natural Resources Police. The appointment takes effect immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-nrp-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9968","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\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9968"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9978,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9968\/revisions\/9978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}