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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
- Video: Calif. deputies don traffic cone suit, bust drivers who fail to stop for pedestrianson October 27, 2026 at 9:57 pm
The Stanislaus County Sheriffs Office operation was funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, supporting pedestrian […]
- Video: Calif. deputies don traffic cone suit, bust drivers who fail to stop for pedestrianson October 27, 2026 at 9:57 pm
The Stanislaus County Sheriffs Office operation was funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, supporting pedestrian […]
- Bloomington Police Department Saves Time and Resources with Fleet and Inventory Tracking Software from PSTraxon October 27, 2026 at 8:57 pm
After comparing options, Bloomington PD adopted PSTrax’s Vehicles, Stations, Supplies, and Assets modules, bringing the department’s fleet and equipment into one platform across multiple units
- Fla. officer resigns after accusation of using dead man’s identity to take over his homeon October 27, 2026 at 7:07 pm
The Lauderhill PD announced that it had begun termination proceedings against Officer Brian Sguros, after an Internal Affairs investigation concluded, but the officer resigned before final action
- Driver chases, repeatedly rams Wash. sheriff's office cruiser, injuring deputyon October 27, 2026 at 4:24 pm
The suspect followed the Yakima County Sheriff's Office cruiser, striking it at least four times and injuring the deputy inside
- Man sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for headbutting federal officeron October 27, 2026 at 4:24 pm
U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher sentenced the man to 18 months in prison for assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers or employees after he headbutted an officer in Baltimore
- BWC: Man points replica handgun at Phoenix officers twice before fatal OISon October 27, 2026 at 4:08 pm
The man pointed a BB gun that appeared to be a firearm at Phoenix Police officers, prompting officers to fire shots; while on the ground, he raised the gun again
- BWC: Man points replica handgun at Phoenix officers twice before fatal OISon October 27, 2026 at 4:08 pm
The man pointed a BB gun that appeared to be a firearm at Phoenix Police officers, prompting officers to fire shots; while on the ground, he raised the gun again
