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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
- LAPD pauses LPR contract to 'iron out' data privacy concernson July 13, 2026 at 9:10 pm
Dean Gialamas, LAPD's chief information officer, told several news outlets that the LAPD is seeking more protections around the information collected by Flock Safety
- LAPD pauses LPR contract to 'iron out' data privacy concernson July 13, 2026 at 9:10 pm
Dean Gialamas, LAPD's chief information officer, told several news outlets that the LAPD is seeking more protections around the information collected by Flock Safety
- Mass. trooper, K-9 injured in wrong-way crashon July 13, 2026 at 7:15 pm
As the wrong-way driver approached, a trooper was maneuvering a cruiser to stop the driver; but instead, the wrong-way vehicle swerved and crashed into a K-9 officer
- BWC: Knife-wielding suspect charges at another man before fatal OISon July 13, 2026 at 4:44 pm
When Phoenix Police officers arrived on the scene, a man chased another man outside of a home with a knife; officers fired shots after the suspect failed to stop and show his hands
- BWC: Knife-wielding suspect charges at another man before fatal OISon July 13, 2026 at 4:44 pm
When Phoenix Police officers arrived on the scene, a man chased another man outside of a home with a knife; officers fired shots after the suspect failed to stop and show his hands
- Former Fla. officer sentenced to 18.5 years in crash that killed 2on July 13, 2026 at 3:24 pm
Ex-Riviera Beach PD officer Carl Rashad Johnson was convicted of vehicular manslaughter in the crash where he drove nearly 60 mph over the speed limit without emergency lights activated
- Former Fla. officer sentenced to 18.5 years in crash that killed 2on July 13, 2026 at 3:24 pm
Ex-Riviera Beach PD officer Carl Rashad Johnson was convicted of vehicular manslaughter in the crash where he drove nearly 60 mph over the speed limit without emergency lights activated
- 'Talk about command presence': Texas PD's new 7-foot-3 officer earns congratulations — and patrol car suggestionson July 13, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Nearly 600 commenters celebrated Kemah Officer Jordan Wilmore’s persistence while wondering how he will fit inside a patrol vehicle
