https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/10/santa-cruz-deputy-injured-in-ambush-was-born-to-protect-and-serve/

SANTA CRUZ — Injured deputy sheriff Alex Spencer had been preparing for crises like the one he faced Saturday in Ben Lomond since playing football at Soquel High School in the 2000s.

Even as a teenager, Spencer, now 32, wanted to work in law enforcement.