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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
- Wis. community starts petition to keep PD after city proposes disbanding iton September 30, 2026 at 9:09 pm
The Elk Mound Public Safety Committee voted unanimously on a recommendation to disband the department, and they sent the proposal to the Elk Mound Village Board for consideration
- Tenn. police swap 'use of force' for 'response to resistance' in official terminologyon September 30, 2026 at 8:55 pm
A Metro Nashville Police official stated that during lawful uses of force, officers are "reacting to the level of resistance with which they are confronted" and that the move reflects national trends
- Tenn. police swap 'use of force' for 'response to resistance' in official terminologyon September 30, 2026 at 8:55 pm
A Metro Nashville Police official stated that during lawful uses of force, officers are "reacting to the level of resistance with which they are confronted" and that the move reflects national trends
- Ore. K-9 killed during OIS was struck by police gunfireon September 30, 2026 at 3:38 pm
K-9 Kylo was working his final shift before retirement when police gunfire struck him during a standoff with a homicide suspect
- Ore. K-9 killed during OIS was struck by police gunfireon September 30, 2026 at 3:38 pm
K-9 Kylo was working his final shift before retirement when police gunfire struck him during a standoff with a homicide suspect
- Video: Man shoots toward Colo. police with handgun before fatal OISon September 30, 2026 at 3:36 pm
Loveland Police spoke with the man to coax him out of the home and deployed less lethal measures as he sat with the handgun before the man grabbed it and fired shots
- Video: Man shoots toward Colo. police with handgun before fatal OISon September 30, 2026 at 3:36 pm
Loveland Police spoke with the man to coax him out of the home and deployed less lethal measures as he sat with the handgun before the man grabbed it and fired shots
- Federal jury finds Texas county liable in surveillance-linked traffic stop caseon September 30, 2026 at 3:23 pm
The verdict centered on evidence that the stated traffic violation did not occur and that the stop resulted from a county policy or custom
