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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
- 'Goodbye, captain': Officer who survived WTC tower collapse recalls the dayon September 11, 2026 at 9:53 pm
Terrance "Terry" Revella, a retired captain with the N.Y. State Environmental Conservation Police, was one of the first responders on the scene during the attacks and survived the collapse of both […]
- Man convicted in Minn. officer's 1970 killing denied paroleon September 11, 2026 at 9:26 pm
Ronald Lindsey Reed was arrested in 2005 and convicted in 2006 of aiding and abetting and conspiring to commit first-degree murder in the death of St. Paul Officer James Sackett
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Riverview interim Police Chief Brandin Neil stated that a closed door meeting centered around "financial decisions that are best for the city"
- BWC: 2 Fla. deputies wounded in SWAT response as suspect fires through dooron September 11, 2026 at 4:29 pm
The suspect fired shots through a doorway as Hernando County deputies broke through a glass door to enter a home
- BWC: 2 Fla. deputies wounded in SWAT response as suspect fires through dooron September 11, 2026 at 4:29 pm
The suspect fired shots through a doorway as Hernando County deputies broke through a glass door to enter a home
- Multiple Calif. officers indicted on federal conspiracy charges to defraud FAAon September 11, 2026 at 4:26 pm
Oakland Police officers Brandon Mart and David Mac pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiring to defraud the Federal Aviation Administration
