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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
- Ala. state grant will establish gang enforcement task forceon August 21, 2026 at 8:43 pm
According to Gov. Kay Ivey's office, the funding “will support a project by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office to take on major crime and emergency operations” in Prichard
- NYPD authorized to take out rogue drones flying over the U.S. Openon August 21, 2026 at 7:16 pm
The U.S. Open will be the first time a state or local agency will conduct independent drone mitigation operations at a major public event
- S.C. lieutenant fired after Flock audit finds 2,700 unauthorized ALPR searcheson August 21, 2026 at 4:52 pm
The Colleton County Sheriff's Office revoked deputies’ individual access to the ALPR system and now requires case-specific approval from the sheriff or chief deputy
- S.C. lieutenant fired after Flock audit finds 2,700 unauthorized ALPR searcheson August 21, 2026 at 4:52 pm
The Colleton County Sheriff's Office revoked deputies’ individual access to the ALPR system and now requires case-specific approval from the sheriff or chief deputy
- Fla. police chief sues city officials over alleged whistleblower violationson August 21, 2026 at 3:35 pm
Groveland PD Chief Shawn Ramsey's suit claims that after he raised complaints about city officials, the mayor went around Florida law and the city's charter to investigate him
- Mich. city's director of public safety dies after 29 years of serviceon August 21, 2026 at 2:54 pm
Coldwater Director of Public Safety Joseph Scheid was found unresponsive after exercising in the department gym; Scheid had joined the department as a patrol officer in 1996
- Baltimore officer cleared of attempted murder, convicted of misdemeanors for striking suspect with cruiseron August 21, 2026 at 2:03 pm
Video from the Oct. 2025 incident shows Robert Parks's cruiser veering off of a roadway and following a suspect fleeing on foot through a field
- Baltimore officer cleared of attempted murder, convicted of misdemeanors for striking suspect with cruiseron August 21, 2026 at 2:03 pm
Video from the Oct. 2025 incident shows Robert Parks's cruiser veering off of a roadway and following a suspect fleeing on foot through a field
