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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
- NYPD officers reunite with 11-month-old boy they saved from chokingon October 11, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Officers Julio Arias and Caroline Abreau Garcia responded with life-saving care when a Good Samaritan alerted them to a mother in distress and a choking baby
- NYPD officers reunite with 11-month-old boy they saved from chokingon October 11, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Officers Julio Arias and Caroline Abreau Garcia responded with life-saving care when a Good Samaritan alerted them to a mother in distress and a choking baby
- Mich. county lifts hour restrictions, allowing retired deputies more time to work at sheriff's officeon October 11, 2026 at 11:00 am
The change allows retired Bay County employees who work part-time at the sheriff's office or prosecutor's office to extend their time on the job without affecting their pensions
- Mich. county lifts hour restrictions, allowing retired deputies more time to work at sheriff's officeon October 11, 2026 at 11:00 am
The change allows retired Bay County employees who work part-time at the sheriff's office or prosecutor's office to extend their time on the job without affecting their pensions
- Philadelphia officer killed, another injured after responding to reports of man with a gunon October 10, 2026 at 10:18 pm
Officer Shane Seiber, 40, is survived by his wife and two young children
- Philadelphia officer killed, another injured after responding to reports of man with a gunon October 10, 2026 at 10:18 pm
Officer Shane Seiber, 40, is survived by his wife and two young children
- BWC: Mich. deputies recover 4 vehicles stolen at once, rescue would-be thief from riveron October 10, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Body camera video shows Kent County deputies rescuing one of the juvenile suspects after he tried to flee into the Grand River
- BWC: Mich. deputies recover 4 vehicles stolen at once, rescue would-be thief from riveron October 10, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Body camera video shows Kent County deputies rescuing one of the juvenile suspects after he tried to flee into the Grand River
