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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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FOR THE PERIOD OF 10/1/2022 - 9/30/2025
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Police News
- BWC: Knife-wielding man runs at LASD deputy before OISon June 29, 2026 at 4:32 pm
Deputies were working to set up a mental health crisis response when the man suddenly ran at a deputy with a knife
- BWC: Knife-wielding man runs at LASD deputy before OISon June 29, 2026 at 4:32 pm
Deputies were working to set up a mental health crisis response when the man suddenly ran at a deputy with a knife
- Ark. officer killed in crash that rolled cruiseron June 29, 2026 at 1:56 pm
Officer Trevor Howard, 25, had served with the Marked Tree Police Department for two months before a vehicle ran a stop sign and struck the cruiser in which he was riding in the passenger seat
- Ark. officer killed in crash that rolled cruiseron June 29, 2026 at 1:56 pm
Officer Trevor Howard, 25, had served with the Marked Tree Police Department for two months before a vehicle ran a stop sign and struck the cruiser in which he was riding in the passenger seat
- Texas deputy dies after being struck at crash sceneon June 29, 2026 at 1:25 pm
Montgomery County Deputy Erika Serrato, 24, had served with the sheriff's office for six years
- Texas deputy dies after being struck at crash sceneon June 29, 2026 at 1:25 pm
Montgomery County Deputy Erika Serrato, 24, had served with the sheriff's office for six years
- Trump to nominate former Okla. state trooper as new ICE directoron June 29, 2026 at 1:21 pm
President Donald Trump stated that Lance Schroyer is a former Marine and a "PATRIOT with real operational experience"
- Trump to nominate former Okla. state trooper as new ICE directoron June 29, 2026 at 1:21 pm
President Donald Trump stated that Lance Schroyer is a former Marine and a "PATRIOT with real operational experience"
