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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
- Calif. PD receives nearly $100K grant for traffic enforcementon October 13, 2026 at 9:18 pm
“Through ... education and enforcement efforts, our goal is to reduce dangerous driving behaviors, prevent crashes, and make our roads safer," Merced PD Sgt. Jacob Fister said
- Chicago police: DNA ties former detective to 1960 unsolved killing of 8-year-old girlon October 13, 2026 at 8:54 pm
Gloria Kowalewicz was found fatally shot in 1960; Chicago police say new technology allowed them to match a fingerprint and DNA from the crime scene to Thomas F. McInerney Jr., then a detective […]
- N.C. police to receive $3.1M in bonuses divided between officers, sergeants, command staffon October 13, 2026 at 8:33 pm
Eligible Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police officers will receive $1,750 as a part of the state-funded program, with the remainder of the money going toward the city's payroll taxes
- BWC: Ohio officer shot by suspect hiding behind shed, who later died in shootouton October 13, 2026 at 5:02 pm
Body camera video shows a Youngstown officer struggling to release his handgun from a jam after his partner was shot
- BWC: Ohio officer shot by suspect hiding behind shed, who later died in shootouton October 13, 2026 at 5:02 pm
Body camera video shows a Youngstown officer struggling to release his handgun from a jam after his partner was shot
- Secret Service report: Agents jammed, took down drone at 2025 college football game Trump attendedon October 13, 2026 at 4:44 pm
The Secret Service reported it used electronic jamming equipment to take down an unauthorized drone at the December 2025 Army-Navy game in Baltimore
- Bodycam video shows fatal OIS of Ga. donkeyon October 13, 2026 at 3:06 pm
One Cedartown officer activated his TASER's electrical arc in an effort to scare the donkey away, while another officer fatally shot it
- Bodycam video shows fatal OIS of Ga. donkeyon October 13, 2026 at 3:06 pm
One Cedartown officer activated his TASER's electrical arc in an effort to scare the donkey away, while another officer fatally shot it
