BERLIN, Md. –\u00a0The Town of Berlin\u00a0announced\u00a0the appointment of Colonel Howard \u201cHowie\u201d Drewer as the Town\u2019s next Chief of Police, effective on April 20.<\/p>\n
Chief Drewer brings with him nearly three decades of distinguished law enforcement and military service and\u00a0commitment to public safety, leadership, and community engagement.<\/p>\n
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“Serving the Berlin community is both an honor and a responsibility I take seriously,” said\u00a0Chief Drewer. (Town of Berlin)<\/p>\n
He\u00a0recently retired from the Salisbury Police Department, where he served with distinction for more than 27 years and\u00a0most recently as Assistant Chief of Police.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to the Town, Chief Drewer\u00a0has held key leadership roles across both Operations and Administration, demonstrating a strong ability to guide complex public safety initiatives while fostering trust within the community.<\/p>\n
“Chief Drewer brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to community-oriented policing that aligns perfectly with Berlin\u2019s values,” said\u00a0Mayor Zack Tyndall.\u00a0“I am confident he will continue to build upon the strong foundation of our police department while fostering trust, transparency, and excellence in public safety.”<\/p>\n
As Chief of Police, Drewer will lead the Berlin Police Department with a focus on public safety, community partnership, and organizational excellence.<\/p>\n
“Serving the Berlin community is both an honor and a responsibility I take seriously,” said\u00a0Chief Drewer.\u00a0“I am committed to leading with integrity, building lasting relationships, and ensuring our department reflects the values and expectations of the Berlin community.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BERLIN, Md. –\u00a0The Town of Berlin\u00a0announced\u00a0the appointment of Colonel Howard \u201cHowie\u201d Drewer as the Town\u2019s next Chief of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63271,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[112,13710,34801,4378,190,34802,4380,34804,38,3618,34803,34470],"class_list":{"0":"post-63270","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-berlin","8":"tag-berlin","9":"tag-berlin-police-department","10":"tag-chief-of-police","11":"tag-coasttv","12":"tag-germany","13":"tag-howard-drewer","14":"tag-maryland","15":"tag-mayor-zack-tyndall","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-police","18":"tag-salisbury-police-department","19":"tag-town-of-berlin"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116421223100887556","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}