When he was young, Princeton Police Officer Armando Loya listened to his father’s stories about his time spent as a police officer in Mexico. Even though his father gave up his short-lived career to immigrate to the United States, his love of public service was soon a dream he shared with his son.
His father tried to become a police officer in the U.S. but the dream never came to fruition. After meeting Loya’s mother, they married and settled in Princeton not long before Armando was born.
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By Dustin Butler • [email protected]