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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
- Texas PD shut down by state after failing to meet minimum standardson September 15, 2026 at 9:04 pm
The Trinidad Police Department was shut down by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement months after a woman was arrested over a social media post about the city's water
- Texas PD shut down by state after failing to meet minimum standardson September 15, 2026 at 9:04 pm
The Trinidad Police Department was shut down by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement months after a woman was arrested over a social media post about the city's water
- Grant helps Wash. PD to buy Safe Restraint WRAP systemon September 15, 2026 at 7:08 pm
Police Chief Erik Koch told the Ephrata City Council the department had been exploring options after incidents involving combative individuals in custody
- Calif. officer fired for giving ALPR location data to domestic violence suspecton September 15, 2026 at 4:57 pm
The San Jose officer used his personal phone to access the PD's Flock system, locate a vehicle and send the information to his cousin, who then tracked down his accuser
- BWC shows Ga. officer's initial arrest of man who killed him 5 days lateron September 15, 2026 at 4:37 pm
Video shows Warm Springs Sgt. Chris Fisher arresting Jimmy Steverson; five days later, Steverson fatally shot Fisher as he sat in his cruiser
- BWC shows Ga. officer's initial arrest of man who killed him 5 days lateron September 15, 2026 at 4:37 pm
Video shows Warm Springs Sgt. Chris Fisher arresting Jimmy Steverson; five days later, Steverson fatally shot Fisher as he sat in his cruiser
- BWC: Ark. officer returns fire after being shot in the neck by DUI suspecton September 15, 2026 at 4:04 pm
Body camera video shows the Fort Smith officer scuffling with the man as he tried to flee in his vehicle; the suspect then shot the officer in the neck and drove off
- BWC: Ark. officer returns fire after being shot in the neck by DUI suspecton September 15, 2026 at 4:04 pm
Body camera video shows the Fort Smith officer scuffling with the man as he tried to flee in his vehicle; the suspect then shot the officer in the neck and drove off
