One door after another opened for career lawman Adrian Baker as he ultimately ascended to top cop in two agencies — chief of the Chestertown Police Department for seven and a half years and superintendent of the state Natural Resources Police since September 2019. On Tuesday, the longtime Chestertown resident closed the door on that chapter in his life when he retired with the rank of colonel with the NRP. “It’s just kind of a personal decision,” Baker said Sunday in a 90-minute phone interview.
Baker retires as NRP superintendent
January 12, 2023