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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
- Boston city councilor proposes dropping PD residency requirement, allowing retired cops to take detailson July 27, 2026 at 5:03 pm
“We are dangerously short staffed by at least 500 police officers,” Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn said. “This is unfair and unhealthy to police officers and their families.”
- Video: Protester takes microphone from Madison PD chief during press conference on fatal OISon July 27, 2026 at 4:43 pm
The suspect was shot and killed during an altercation with officers after he injured one with a knife, Madison Police stated; officers were not wearing body cameras
- Video: Protester takes microphone from Madison PD chief during press conference on fatal OISon July 27, 2026 at 4:43 pm
The suspect was shot and killed during an altercation with officers after he injured one with a knife, Madison Police stated; officers were not wearing body cameras
- Man arrested after lowering Calif. police station's American flag, attempting to ignite iton July 27, 2026 at 4:21 pm
South Lake Tahoe Police officers arrested the man for lowering the station's flag and attempting to ignite it
- Iowa officer stabbed in face, suspect fatally shot after vehicle pursuiton July 27, 2026 at 3:59 pm
The Jefferson Police officer shot the suspect as he got out of his vehicle and ran at him with a knife; the suspect then stabbed the officer in the face
- Iowa officer stabbed in face, suspect fatally shot after vehicle pursuiton July 27, 2026 at 3:59 pm
The Jefferson Police officer shot the suspect as he got out of his vehicle and ran at him with a knife; the suspect then stabbed the officer in the face
- BWC: LVMPD officer shoots gun-wielding man running from Walmart after allegedly shooting another manon July 27, 2026 at 1:59 pm
The suspect allegedly shot the victim after a dispute involving the suspect's girlfriend; an LVMPD officer fired shots when he spotted the suspect running from the store with the gun
- BWC: LVMPD officer shoots gun-wielding man running from Walmart after allegedly shooting another manon July 27, 2026 at 1:59 pm
The suspect allegedly shot the victim after a dispute involving the suspect's girlfriend; an LVMPD officer fired shots when he spotted the suspect running from the store with the gun
