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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
- Va. county pilots housing assistance program for government employeeson July 22, 2026 at 4:33 pm
The Albemarle County program supplies employees earning beneath set thresholds with forgivable loans or grants to enable them to live in the communities they serve
- N.J. sheriff's office uses drone to aid in ocean rescueon July 22, 2026 at 4:12 pm
While rescuers were en route, Ocean County Sheriff's Office Detective Patrick Kennedy sent a drone carrying flotation device for swimmers in distress
- Watch: LAPD mariachi band appears on 'America's Got Talent'on July 22, 2026 at 3:04 pm
"Los Servidores" performed a Spanish rendition of "Walking on Sunshine" that earned a standing ovation from the crowd and two judges
- BWC shows Calif. deputy narrowly escaping DUI suspect driving through crash sceneon July 22, 2026 at 3:02 pm
A pickup truck driven by a motorist later suspected of driving under the influence came within inches of hitting the Placer County Sheriff's deputy when it sideswiped a parked truck
- BWC shows Calif. deputy narrowly escaping DUI suspect driving through crash sceneon July 22, 2026 at 3:02 pm
A pickup truck driven by a motorist later suspected of driving under the influence came within inches of hitting the Placer County Sheriff's deputy when it sideswiped a parked truck
- BWC: Knife-wielding man holds woman captive before OISon July 22, 2026 at 2:22 pm
Glendale PD officers responded after a woman asked gun store employees to call 911 as the man accompanying her became increasingly aggressive
- BWC: Knife-wielding man holds woman captive before OISon July 22, 2026 at 2:22 pm
Glendale PD officers responded after a woman asked gun store employees to call 911 as the man accompanying her became increasingly aggressive
- BWC: Conn. officer shoots man to stop him from mercilessly beating father with baseball baton July 21, 2026 at 8:01 pm
The Meriden Police officer had to fire nearly 20 rounds before the suspect stopped the ultimately fatal attack
