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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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It is very important that you keep a copy of this I.U.P.A./LDF Emergency Card on your person when you are on duty. Download the I.U.P.A./LDF Emergency Card now to keep available in the event that you ever need it. There is important information on the card, including your Reservation of Rights Statement, the toll-free 24/7 phone number, procedures recommended to protect your rights, and more. Download it now and keep it on your person whenever you are on duty, so that you are prepared if you ever require the information.
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Police News
- Pa. residents petition Trump to stop impending disbandment of police forceon October 28, 2026 at 8:40 pm
Despite public protests from residents, Oxford council members voted 5-2 to dissolve the community’s 100-year-old police department
- Pa. residents petition Trump to stop impending disbandment of police forceon October 28, 2026 at 8:40 pm
Despite public protests from residents, Oxford council members voted 5-2 to dissolve the community’s 100-year-old police department
- Ill. man charged with threatening to kill police officer for second timeon October 28, 2026 at 8:25 pm
The man told the Downers Grove Police officer, "I wish I catch you out on the street. I'm going to shoot you," prosecutors allege
- S.C. officer fired over allegations he aided wounded son charged in double homicideon October 28, 2026 at 4:50 pm
The former Manning Police officer allegedly placed a tourniquet on his son's leg and told him to go to a hospital without calling 911
- BWC: LAPD officers fatally shoot man holding family member at knifepointon October 28, 2026 at 4:23 pm
The suspect told officers that he had slit his brother's throat and that "suicide by cop is what's happening"
- BWC: LAPD officers fatally shoot man holding family member at knifepointon October 28, 2026 at 4:23 pm
The suspect told officers that he had slit his brother's throat and that "suicide by cop is what's happening"
- Calif. sheriff's office to stop deputy response for DUIs, theft for town under contract negotiationon October 28, 2026 at 2:44 pm
The city of Live Oak opted to end its contract with the Sutter County Sheriff's office over high costs; a reduced deputy staff will patrol the town, but will limit call responses
- Calif. sheriff's office to stop deputy response for DUIs, theft for town under contract negotiationon October 28, 2026 at 2:44 pm
The city of Live Oak opted to end its contract with the Sutter County Sheriff's office over high costs; a reduced deputy staff will patrol the town, but will limit call responses
