Name: Glen Wade Ruff
Honored by The Carroll County Sun for: Becoming Sykesville's new police officer, sworn in May 28 by Mayor Lloyd R. Helt Jr.; he began his duties June 10
Age: 28
Residence; hometown: Sykesville; Federalsburg, Caroline County
Education: Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy graduate, Marine Corps veteran
Family: Wife: Polly, 23, married two years; son: Taylor, 9 months
Place of worship: Methodist church