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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
- Off-duty NYPD detective stabbed during attempted robberyon October 5, 2026 at 8:36 pm
The officer was stabbed up to seven times, sustaining wounds to his neck and torso, as he fought off the would-be robbers
- BWC released in arrest of United Healthcare CEO's suspected killeron October 5, 2026 at 7:36 pm
“That’s 100% him,” officers can be heard saying in the footage; Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges and faces life in prison
- BWC released in arrest of United Healthcare CEO's suspected killeron October 5, 2026 at 7:36 pm
“That’s 100% him,” officers can be heard saying in the footage; Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges and faces life in prison
- Long Island Missing Child Rescue Operation Results in Successful Location of 34 Children and Teenson October 5, 2026 at 7:08 pm
Clearview AI partners with the National Child Protection Task Force to find children at risk of exploitation and harm
- BWC: NYPD officers shoot man who raised knife at cop, made bomb threat from Brooklyn Bridge beamon October 5, 2026 at 4:06 pm
Bodycam video shows officers with NYPD's Emergency Services Unit climbing out to the man and negotiating with him for more than an hour before he moved in with the knife
- BWC: NYPD officers shoot man who raised knife at cop, made bomb threat from Brooklyn Bridge beamon October 5, 2026 at 4:06 pm
Bodycam video shows officers with NYPD's Emergency Services Unit climbing out to the man and negotiating with him for more than an hour before he moved in with the knife
- Judge rules Okla. deputy's warrantless ALPR search violated Fourth Amendmenton October 5, 2026 at 3:56 pm
The judge suppressed evidence in a case after finding the deputy began following the rental car for no reason other than its California plates
- Judge rules Okla. deputy's warrantless ALPR search violated Fourth Amendmenton October 5, 2026 at 3:56 pm
The judge suppressed evidence in a case after finding the deputy began following the rental car for no reason other than its California plates
