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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
- Mass. law sets aside state funding to cover medical, trauma care for retired K-9son August 1, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Dakota's law creates the Retired Police and Military K9 Care Fund, shifting the financial burden of post-service veterinary care away from individual handlers and police departments
- Mass. law sets aside state funding to cover medical, trauma care for retired K-9son August 1, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Dakota's law creates the Retired Police and Military K9 Care Fund, shifting the financial burden of post-service veterinary care away from individual handlers and police departments
- Police K-9 finds cellphone of man who sent explicit photos to 7-year-old girlon August 1, 2026 at 11:00 am
New Jersey police searched the suspect’s home and a K-9 trained in electronic detection located a cell phone which had allegedly been used to message the girl
- Police K-9 finds cellphone of man who sent explicit photos to 7-year-old girlon August 1, 2026 at 11:00 am
New Jersey police searched the suspect’s home and a K-9 trained in electronic detection located a cell phone which had allegedly been used to message the girl
- Ex-deputy convicted in fatal OIS of Sonya Massey denied medical release from prisonon July 31, 2026 at 9:34 pm
The three-member Illinois Prisoner Review Board voted unanimously Friday to deny Sean Grayson's application for early medical release
- Ala. police say drones, LPRs helped recover reportedly abducted Fla. childon July 31, 2026 at 8:31 pm
With the description of the vehicle and photos from the LPRs, Dothan police used drones to locate a vehicle containing the child and the suspected abductor
- Fla. sheriff's office must go to trial over its handling of Parkland mass shooting, appeals court ruleson July 31, 2026 at 5:24 pm
The appeals court ruled that immunity applies to policies and procedures, not to negligence or misconduct in the handling of emergencies
- Fla. sheriff's office must go to trial over its handling of Parkland mass shooting, appeals court ruleson July 31, 2026 at 5:24 pm
The appeals court ruled that immunity applies to policies and procedures, not to negligence or misconduct in the handling of emergencies
