HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Tom Wolf wants Maryland’s top cop to become Pennsylvania’s top cop, he said Thursday.

In a series of Cabinet announcements involving law enforcement and civil defense, Wolf said he has selected Marcus Brown, Maryland’s state police superintendent, to take over the $145,025-a-year job as commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police.

With about 6,000 troopers and civilian employees and a $1 billion budget, it is about three times the size of the Maryland State Police. It patrols 44,000 miles of highway and provides primary police protection for more than a quarter of Pennsylvanians as well as lab services, helicopters and bomb squad expertise.