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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
- First responders, veterans eligible for free 2026 FIFA World Cup tickets through new programon June 5, 2026 at 3:59 pm
The initiative will make 4,547 match tickets available through Vet Tix and 1st Tix for officers, firefighters, EMS personnel, registered nurses, dispatchers, veterans and active-duty military
- Seattle reaches $2.6M settlement with 4 officers over sexual harassment claimson June 5, 2026 at 3:44 pm
The four officers alleged that department officials, including former chief Adrian Diaz, created a hostile work environment and sexually harassed them
- Seattle reaches $2.6M settlement with 4 officers over sexual harassment claimson June 5, 2026 at 3:44 pm
The four officers alleged that department officials, including former chief Adrian Diaz, created a hostile work environment and sexually harassed them
- ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ actor stabbed to death; suspect made chilling 911 call, cops sayon June 5, 2026 at 2:37 pm
Veteran actor James Handy, 81, was found unconscious with a chest wound after a suspect claimed he killed the "man of sin"
- Video: Suspect in back of Dallas cruiser escapes handcuffs, tries to drive awayon June 5, 2026 at 2:07 pm
When Dallas Police officers stopped to restrain the man, he climbed into the driver's seat with one of the officers in the backseat
- Video: Suspect in back of Dallas cruiser escapes handcuffs, tries to drive awayon June 5, 2026 at 2:07 pm
When Dallas Police officers stopped to restrain the man, he climbed into the driver's seat with one of the officers in the backseat
- N.J. officer charged with stealing journalist's camera equipmenton June 4, 2026 at 10:05 pm
Essex County Prosecutor’s Sergeant Darryl Brown was discovered with the missing items after the journalist used a tracking device to trace them to his home, the state’s attorney general alleged
- Veritone Partners with Police1, a Lexipol Company, to Launch Grant Assistance Program for Investigations Technologyon June 4, 2026 at 7:51 pm
New initiative provides dedicated resources and expert coaching to help police departments secure funding for advanced investigative tools
