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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
- Tyler Technologies Acquires CODY Systemson August 14, 2026 at 9:29 pm
Acquisition to advance mission-critical public safety operations in the cloud
- Clearview AI Named to Inc. 5000 List for Third Consecutive Year, Ranking Among America's Fastest-Growing Private Companieson August 14, 2026 at 9:21 pm
Inc. 5000 Recognition Reflects Growing Demand for Clearview AI's Public Safety Technology Its Leadership in AI and Facial Recognition
- Pa. PD awarded $1.5M state grant to fund new police stationon August 14, 2026 at 9:16 pm
Palmer Township received the funding through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP)
- Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEOon August 14, 2026 at 7:53 pm
Mangione admitted in court that he stalked, shot and killed CEO Brian Thompson; prosecutors plan to seek a life prison term
- Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEOon August 14, 2026 at 7:53 pm
Mangione admitted in court that he stalked, shot and killed CEO Brian Thompson; prosecutors plan to seek a life prison term
- Some San Francisco officers earned over $500K in OT amid severe staffing shortageson August 14, 2026 at 4:10 pm
One deputy earned more than $900,000 in total compensation in 2025 as the sheriff’s office remains 137 deputies short and SFPD faces a shortage of more than 500 officers
- BWC: Ky. response team uses armored SUV to bring deputies, civilian under fire to safetyon August 14, 2026 at 3:54 pm
The deputies and civilian were pinned down for several hours until state police’s Special Response Team rescued them with the help of an armored Chevrolet Suburban High Country
- BWC: Ky. response team uses armored SUV to bring deputies, civilian under fire to safetyon August 14, 2026 at 3:54 pm
The deputies and civilian were pinned down for several hours until state police’s Special Response Team rescued them with the help of an armored Chevrolet Suburban High Country
