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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. man arrested after bringing guillotine to D.C. in pickup truckon August 26, 2026 at 8:41 pm
The pickup truck, officials said, was illegally parked along the 100 block of East Capitol Street, where the U.S. Supreme Court building is also located; the block is near the U.S. Capitol and the […]
- Calif. man arrested after bringing guillotine to D.C. in pickup truckon August 26, 2026 at 8:41 pm
The pickup truck, officials said, was illegally parked along the 100 block of East Capitol Street, where the U.S. Supreme Court building is also located; the block is near the U.S. Capitol and the […]
- Rebuilding, not abandoning: Ala. mayor lays out plan to re-establish PD after corruption probeon August 26, 2026 at 8:29 pm
A grand jury recommended abolishing the Prichard Police Department after several officers and its chief were arrested in a corruption scandal
- More than 40 Mass. officers to receive portion of payout in unfair pay lawsuiton August 26, 2026 at 7:53 pm
The $200,000 settlement is fruit of a lawsuit alleging Chicopee unfairly paid recruits unfairly while they attended the Police Academy
- BWC shows shootout that left 2 Conn. officers wounded, suspect deadon August 26, 2026 at 4:38 pm
A gun-toting suspect fled from Hartford officers in a vehicle; when officers stopped the car, he got out and engaged in a shootout that left two officers wounded by gunfire
- BWC shows shootout that left 2 Conn. officers wounded, suspect deadon August 26, 2026 at 4:38 pm
A gun-toting suspect fled from Hartford officers in a vehicle; when officers stopped the car, he got out and engaged in a shootout that left two officers wounded by gunfire
- Ga. sheriff who shoved, handcuffed police officer at incident scene enters plea, resignson August 26, 2026 at 4:20 pm
Body camera video shows now-former Towns County sheriff Kenneth Henderson confronting a Hiawassee officer at a scene where a deputy had suffered a gunshot wound
- Ga. sheriff who shoved, handcuffed police officer at incident scene enters plea, resignson August 26, 2026 at 4:20 pm
Body camera video shows now-former Towns County sheriff Kenneth Henderson confronting a Hiawassee officer at a scene where a deputy had suffered a gunshot wound
