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Welcome to Sarasota Police Officers Association
Sarasota Police Officers Association, I.U.P.A. Local 6045, would like to welcome you to our website. The site is designed to provide a communications link between the Union and its members. It also provides information for the citizens we serve. Anything done to one, affects all of us. Call a member of the Board and let us know or send an email from your personal, not your work computer.
I.U.P.A./SPD Local 6045 is comprised of sworn law enforcement professionals dedicated to protect and serve the City of Sarasota residents and its visitors year round. Our commitment and loyalty to our community is unwavering. We are dedicated to continually providing the highest level of service with integrity and partnering with our community to maintain and enhance our quality of life. I.U.P.A. Local 6045 is proud to be a part of an agency that continually focuses on community policing and is fully accredited by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation.
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1st Contract Negotiation Session with City on April 24th.
Sitting left to right are Holly, William P Bjork, Negotiating Committee Chairman Bob Dodge, and Zack Mikluscak.
Police News
- Lessons from a legal spectacle: The enduring impact of the O.J. Simpson trial on police investigationson April 1, 2025 at 7:31 pm
From a compromised crime scene to controversial police conduct, the O.J. Simpson case offers a study on the pitfalls that can derail justice
- Sirens off, jokes on: Law enforcement agencies roll out their best April Fools’ prankson April 1, 2025 at 5:02 pm
From a new roller skate unit to "free" helicopter rides to jail, law enforcement used satire to connect with their communities
- Sirens off, jokes on: Law enforcement agencies roll out their best April Fools’ prankson April 1, 2025 at 5:02 pm
From a new roller skate unit to "free" helicopter rides to jail, law enforcement used satire to connect with their communities
- Cop killer on S.C. death row chooses firing squad for executionon April 1, 2025 at 4:38 pm
Mikal Mahdi was sentenced to death for the 2004 killing of Orangeburg Officer James Myers, whom he ambushed and shot at least eight times
- Pimloc enhances secure redact platform with AI-powered named entity recognition for audio redactionon April 1, 2025 at 4:28 pm
New AI-powered transcription and entity recognition streamline the detection and redaction of sensitive information from audio recordings, helping organizations meet growing privacy demands
- BWC: Pa. officers force entry into burning home, rescue woman unable to walkon April 1, 2025 at 4:08 pm
"These two officers didn't even think twice about going into that house and pulling that woman out," Johnstown Deputy Chief Mark Britton said
