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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
- N.Y. sheriffs protest as state law limiting ICE cooperation goes into effecton August 3, 2026 at 5:09 pm
After Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood vowed to continue working with ICE, sheriffs in Niagara and Cattaraugus counties spoke out against the "Local Cops, Local Crimes" Act
- Idaho gunman who killed 3 was distracted by off-duty trooper, bystander who returned fire at himon August 3, 2026 at 3:54 pm
Chad Williams opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger, killing three people and wounding seven; he was distracted from his rampage by an off-duty officer and an armed bystander
- Idaho gunman who killed 3 was distracted by off-duty trooper, bystander who returned fire at himon August 3, 2026 at 3:54 pm
Chad Williams opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger, killing three people and wounding seven; he was distracted from his rampage by an off-duty officer and an armed bystander
- BWC: Suspect shoots 2 men in front of N.M. officers before fatal OISon August 3, 2026 at 3:38 pm
A bystander was also wounded in the Albuquerque Police officer-involved shooting
- BWC: Suspect shoots 2 men in front of N.M. officers before fatal OISon August 3, 2026 at 3:38 pm
A bystander was also wounded in the Albuquerque Police officer-involved shooting
- N.M. county agrees to $2M settlement in helicopter crash that killed 4 first responderson August 3, 2026 at 2:16 pm
The lawsuits alleged Bernalillo County knowingly operated an aging helicopter with serious mechanical problems before the deadly crash
- N.M. county agrees to $2M settlement in helicopter crash that killed 4 first responderson August 3, 2026 at 2:16 pm
The lawsuits alleged Bernalillo County knowingly operated an aging helicopter with serious mechanical problems before the deadly crash
- LAPD officer who taped colleagues’ racist comments charged with illegal recordingon August 3, 2026 at 1:55 pm
Daniel Flores turned over roughly 90 recordings to his superiors, which allegedly reveal officers in the recruitment unit making derogatory and racist remarks
