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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: Fla. officers, boater rescue man from riveron September 26, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Three officers climbed aboard the civilian’s boat while others stayed on shore and listened for the man’s voice; the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit also joined the search
- Video: Fla. officers, boater rescue man from riveron September 26, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Three officers climbed aboard the civilian’s boat while others stayed on shore and listened for the man’s voice; the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit also joined the search
- Venezuelan immigrant gets 4 years in prison for taking federal agent's gunon September 26, 2026 at 11:00 am
Arnoldo Jose Marquez-Pulido, 33, pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer
- Venezuelan immigrant gets 4 years in prison for taking federal agent's gunon September 26, 2026 at 11:00 am
Arnoldo Jose Marquez-Pulido, 33, pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer
- Wash. sheriff: 'I would have to lay off almost 30% of my officers' to cover funding gapon September 25, 2026 at 8:58 pm
The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is expected to face a $6 million deficit, the largest portion of the county's expected $30 million gap
- Report finds security deficiencies at Utah university where Charlie Kirk was killedon September 25, 2026 at 8:07 pm
Investigators examined planning between TPUSA and university officials; Turning Point reportedly insisted on holding the event outdoors over the hesitance of university officials, while the […]
- Report finds security deficiencies at Utah university where Charlie Kirk was killedon September 25, 2026 at 8:07 pm
Investigators examined planning between TPUSA and university officials; Turning Point reportedly insisted on holding the event outdoors over the hesitance of university officials, while the […]
- Jury awards $11M in lawsuit filed by family of man who ran at LAPD officers with knife before OISon September 25, 2026 at 5:40 pm
The suit claimed the officers "should have recognized" that the man was in the midst of a crisis and that he did not pose a real threat to officers because of his small stature
