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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
- Video: Driver slams into Fla. cruiser after failing to move overon September 23, 2026 at 9:20 pm
The North Port officer was assisting people involved in a crash on I-75 when another vehicle struck the cruiser from behind
- Video: Driver slams into Fla. cruiser after failing to move overon September 23, 2026 at 9:20 pm
The North Port officer was assisting people involved in a crash on I-75 when another vehicle struck the cruiser from behind
- Fla. woman steals sheriff's office vehicle, flees nearly 100 mileson September 23, 2026 at 9:18 pm
Police located the abandoned Broward Sheriff's Office vehicle about 100 miles from where it was stolen; they then found the woman wearing ballistic vest with BSO insignia
- Hackers claim breach exposed sensitive FBI agent, applicant dataon September 23, 2026 at 5:47 pm
ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the apparent breach and said it was “offended” by an FBI warning that described the group as cybercriminals
- Hackers claim breach exposed sensitive FBI agent, applicant dataon September 23, 2026 at 5:47 pm
ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the apparent breach and said it was “offended” by an FBI warning that described the group as cybercriminals
- BWC: Man claiming to be a police officer fires shots at Texas deputies before fatal OISon September 23, 2026 at 5:19 pm
The man refused to provide Harris County deputies with any identification before eventually pulling out a gun, firing shots and chasing deputies
- BWC: Man claiming to be a police officer fires shots at Texas deputies before fatal OISon September 23, 2026 at 5:19 pm
The man refused to provide Harris County deputies with any identification before eventually pulling out a gun, firing shots and chasing deputies
- Former Wash. deputy awarded $30M in suit over firearms training incident that caused him to lose his legon September 23, 2026 at 3:23 pm
A three-point sling on the AR-15 that the deputy was using to drill a support-side shoulder transition became caught on his ear muffs, causing him to lose control of the rifle, the suit claimed
