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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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Police News
- Death toll in Central Texas flash floods nears 70 as sheriff says 11 campers remain missingon July 6, 2025 at 5:33 pm
The death toll from the flooding rose to at least 67 as rescuers maneuvering through challenging terrain found more bodies and continued their desperate search
- Death toll in Central Texas flash floods nears 70 as sheriff says 11 campers remain missingon July 6, 2025 at 5:33 pm
The death toll from the flooding rose to at least 67 as rescuers maneuvering through challenging terrain found more bodies and continued their desperate search
- Ga. police officer beats 'The Freeze' in foot race during MLB gameon July 6, 2025 at 12:00 pm
“I tell ya, The Freeze didn’t have a chance today,” Braves play-by-play announcer Brandon Gaudin said after Cobb County Police Department Officer Ameerah Hardy-Dozier won
- Ga. police officer beats 'The Freeze' in foot race during MLB gameon July 6, 2025 at 12:00 pm
“I tell ya, The Freeze didn’t have a chance today,” Braves play-by-play announcer Brandon Gaudin said after Cobb County Police Department Officer Ameerah Hardy-Dozier won
- NYPD: NYC shooting incidents hit record low in 2025on July 6, 2025 at 11:00 am
From January through June, the city recorded 397 shooting victims, which is down 24% from the same period last year, and 337 shooting incidents, a 23% decline over last year
- NYPD: NYC shooting incidents hit record low in 2025on July 6, 2025 at 11:00 am
From January through June, the city recorded 397 shooting victims, which is down 24% from the same period last year, and 337 shooting incidents, a 23% decline over last year
