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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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Collective Bargaining Agreement for Ratification
FOR THE PERIOD OF 10/1/2022 - 9/30/2025
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Police News
- N.H. officers justified in fatal OIS, state AG's office ruleson July 3, 2026 at 12:00 pm
The report found that it was "objectively reasonable" for the Manchester officers to believe the man was "about to use, or was actively using, deadly force" when they fatally shot him
- N.H. officers justified in fatal OIS, state AG's office ruleson July 3, 2026 at 12:00 pm
The report found that it was "objectively reasonable" for the Manchester officers to believe the man was "about to use, or was actively using, deadly force" when they fatally shot him
- New Iowa K-9s named in honor of fallen heroeson July 3, 2026 at 11:00 am
Police Service Dog Mill — named for Army Sgt. Joseph Milledge of Glenwood — is partnered with Council Bluffs Officer Nathan Classe
- New Iowa K-9s named in honor of fallen heroeson July 3, 2026 at 11:00 am
Police Service Dog Mill — named for Army Sgt. Joseph Milledge of Glenwood — is partnered with Council Bluffs Officer Nathan Classe
- Md. bill would replace 'fireman,' 'policeman’ in county codeon July 3, 2026 at 10:00 am
The proposal would update county law with gender-neutral terms as part of a broader code modernization effort
- Md. bill would replace 'fireman,' 'policeman’ in county codeon July 3, 2026 at 10:00 am
The proposal would update county law with gender-neutral terms as part of a broader code modernization effort
- Mass. city raises maximum police recruit age to 39on July 2, 2026 at 8:49 pm
The expanded eligibility comes as retirements, military deployments and long-term absences leave the Worcester PD down 58 officers, with dozens more eligible to retire this year
- Mass. city raises maximum police recruit age to 39on July 2, 2026 at 8:49 pm
The expanded eligibility comes as retirements, military deployments and long-term absences leave the Worcester PD down 58 officers, with dozens more eligible to retire this year
