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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
- Ohio sheriff uses grant funding to replace aging cruiser camerason September 8, 2026 at 9:19 pm
The project includes about $19,000 from the Ohio DPS Office of Criminal Justice Services and a roughly $6,300 county contribution; the grant covers the purchase of in-car camera systems
- BWC: Fleeing suspect plows into Calif. police motorcycle as officer fires shotson September 8, 2026 at 9:12 pm
Simi Valley Police pursued the man after a domestic disturbance where he reportedly told family members he wanted to engage in a shootout with officers
- NYC releases 170,000 pages of long-sought 9/11 health, air quality recordson September 8, 2026 at 4:48 pm
New York City opened a public portal containing 170,000 pages of 9/11 records sought for years by first responders, survivors and families concerned about Ground Zero health risks
- NYC releases 170,000 pages of long-sought 9/11 health, air quality recordson September 8, 2026 at 4:48 pm
New York City opened a public portal containing 170,000 pages of 9/11 records sought for years by first responders, survivors and families concerned about Ground Zero health risks
- Video: Woman fires gun in Fla. PD lobby, approaches officers with it before fatal OISon September 8, 2026 at 3:31 pm
Surveillance video shows the woman fire a gunshot in the Port Orange Police station lobby before walking back out into the parking lot and approaching officers
- Video: Woman fires gun in Fla. PD lobby, approaches officers with it before fatal OISon September 8, 2026 at 3:31 pm
Surveillance video shows the woman fire a gunshot in the Port Orange Police station lobby before walking back out into the parking lot and approaching officers
- 150 LAPD cops crack down on massive street takeover, arresting 69 and seizing 200 carson September 8, 2026 at 3:17 pm
The response was part of"Operation Street Sweeper," a coordinated effort targeting street takeovers; 570 people were cited and seven firearms were recovered at the scene
- 150 LAPD cops crack down on massive street takeover, arresting 69 and seizing 200 carson September 8, 2026 at 3:17 pm
The response was part of"Operation Street Sweeper," a coordinated effort targeting street takeovers; 570 people were cited and seven firearms were recovered at the scene
