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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
- BWC: Suspect in highway standoff points gun at officers before fatal OISon August 31, 2026 at 8:36 pm
Sacramento County deputies had been searching for the man after his ex-wife escaped a home and reported he had beaten, strangled and pistol-whipped her during three days of violence
- BWC: Suspect in highway standoff points gun at officers before fatal OISon August 31, 2026 at 8:36 pm
Sacramento County deputies had been searching for the man after his ex-wife escaped a home and reported he had beaten, strangled and pistol-whipped her during three days of violence
- BWC: Carjacking suspect strikes officer, vehicles before OISon August 31, 2026 at 8:01 pm
The Anne Arundel County Police Department stated that the woman hit an officer with her car as well as two patrol cars and a civilian vehicle before an officer fired shots
- BWC: Carjacking suspect strikes officer, vehicles before OISon August 31, 2026 at 8:01 pm
The Anne Arundel County Police Department stated that the woman hit an officer with her car as well as two patrol cars and a civilian vehicle before an officer fired shots
- BWC: Man approaches LAPD officers with raised baseball bat before fatal OISon August 31, 2026 at 4:34 pm
Security camera video showed the man breaking vehicle windows and chasing bystanders with the bat before officers responded and instructed him to drop it
- BWC: Man approaches LAPD officers with raised baseball bat before fatal OISon August 31, 2026 at 4:34 pm
Security camera video showed the man breaking vehicle windows and chasing bystanders with the bat before officers responded and instructed him to drop it
- N.C. deputy aids in arrest of fleeing suspect after being run over by ATVon August 31, 2026 at 4:28 pm
The Cherokee County deputy was run over while he performed a traffic stop; he returned to his vehicle and chased down the suspect, ultimately helping to arrest him
- BWC: Tenn. SWAT officer shoots man wielding sword, holding woman against her willon August 31, 2026 at 3:28 pm
Nashville officers first came in contact with the man when he threatened to kill a gas station clerk; they negotiated with him for more than an hour before the fatal shots were fired
