NEW BRUNSWICK – Officer Kyle Zielinski – a 21-year-old, fresh-faced rookie in the New Brunswick Police Department – never knows what’s waiting for him as sets out to patrol the city on the overnight shift.
Frequently, though, when he responds to car accidents, domestic disputes, disorderly persons reports or some other incident, someone will recognize him.
That’s because Zielinski served as a member of the city’s park ranger staff for about four months before pursuing his lifelong ambition to become a cop…