ROCK SPRINGS — The Rock Springs Police Department (RSPD) has announced that Detective Abel Loredo is the 2020 Officer of the Year. Throughout 2020, Detective Loredo went above and beyond his normal duties and demonstrated selfless sacrifice for the department, the RSPD stated in a release. Using his bilingual skills, speaking English and Spanish, he has been called upon numerous times to translate for citizens that speak only Spanish and to translate the department’s press releases into Spanish. Detective Loredo also initiated a Facebook Live public service program for the department’s Facebook, giving advice and needed information to the public that will continue for years to come, according to the department.