SPOA
Welcome to the Sarasota Police Officers Association
A commitment to integrity in order to serve and protect our community with excellence.
A commitment to our members in providing representation during negotiations and legal defense.
24/7 for both civil and criminal proceedings.
Learn More
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.
Download Member Application Click Here
Collective Bargaining Agreement for Ratification
FOR THE PERIOD OF 10/1/2022 - 9/30/2025
(Click the image below to view in PDF version)
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.
Download Here
Police News
- Pa. officer charged with voluntary manslaughter in fatal OISon September 1, 2026 at 9:14 pm
The Upper Pottsgrove Police corporal was responding to the scene after college student Glenwood Earl Pysher IV approached the wrong house and startled residents
- Pa. officer charged with voluntary manslaughter in fatal OISon September 1, 2026 at 9:14 pm
The Upper Pottsgrove Police corporal was responding to the scene after college student Glenwood Earl Pysher IV approached the wrong house and startled residents
- DEA tactic of letting fentanyl ‘walk’ faces congressional investigationon September 1, 2026 at 8:41 pm
An AP investigation found DEA agents repeatedly monitored fentanyl shipments in New Mexico between 2023 and 2025 that were allowed to hit the streets as agencies built out criminal cases
- Vision FirstNet Users Summit Delivers Opportunity to Connect, Learn and Shape the Future of Public Safety Communicationson September 1, 2026 at 8:20 pm
Registration Closes Soon for September 14–16 Gathering of Public Safety and FirstNet Communications Leaders
- BWC: Driver hits Baltimore bike officer twice before fleeingon September 1, 2026 at 7:45 pm
Video shows a woman in a white Tesla hitting an officer on a bicycle head on, before backing into him moments later and fleeing the scene
- BWC: Driver hits Baltimore bike officer twice before fleeingon September 1, 2026 at 7:45 pm
Video shows a woman in a white Tesla hitting an officer on a bicycle head on, before backing into him moments later and fleeing the scene
- Former LAPD officer indicted again in 2015 fatal OISon September 1, 2026 at 5:11 pm
Former officer Clifford Proctor has been indicted again on a murder charge in the death of Brendon Glenn months after a judge dismissed an earlier indictment
- Former LAPD officer indicted again in 2015 fatal OISon September 1, 2026 at 5:11 pm
Former officer Clifford Proctor has been indicted again on a murder charge in the death of Brendon Glenn months after a judge dismissed an earlier indictment
