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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
- Undercover Calif. officers serving narcotics warrant mistaken for ICE, drawing crowd of nearly 100on November 9, 2026 at 3:26 pm
The crowd vandalized multiple police vehicles, including slashing tires, while Fontana PD officers identified themselves and said operation had nothing to do with immigration enforcement
- Undercover Calif. officers serving narcotics warrant mistaken for ICE, drawing crowd of nearly 100on November 9, 2026 at 3:26 pm
The crowd vandalized multiple police vehicles, including slashing tires, while Fontana PD officers identified themselves and said operation had nothing to do with immigration enforcement
- Fla. officer suffers traumatic brain injury after being struck by fleeing suspect’s caron November 9, 2026 at 2:31 pm
Bradenton Police Department officers were responding to a report of a man with a gun at a Wawa were two were hit by a car as the 35-year-old driver fled
- Fla. officer suffers traumatic brain injury after being struck by fleeing suspect’s caron November 9, 2026 at 2:31 pm
Bradenton Police Department officers were responding to a report of a man with a gun at a Wawa were two were hit by a car as the 35-year-old driver fled
- Man who fired on Calif. officers during 2022 pursuit convicted, faces up to 192 yearson November 8, 2026 at 1:35 pm
Prosecutors say Jose Borrego fired 16 times at Sacramento PD officers, striking a patrol vehicle multiple times before leading police on a manhunt that ended in Folsom
- Man who fired on Calif. officers during 2022 pursuit convicted, faces up to 192 yearson November 8, 2026 at 1:35 pm
Prosecutors say Jose Borrego fired 16 times at Sacramento PD officers, striking a patrol vehicle multiple times before leading police on a manhunt that ended in Folsom
- Ohio PD staffing hits ‘catastrophic low,’ chief warnson November 8, 2026 at 12:10 pm
Chief John Majoy said the Newburgh Heights Police Department will drop to 5 patrol officers, its lowest staffing level in his 13 years as chief, with overtime rising
- Ohio PD staffing hits ‘catastrophic low,’ chief warnson November 8, 2026 at 12:10 pm
Chief John Majoy said the Newburgh Heights Police Department will drop to 5 patrol officers, its lowest staffing level in his 13 years as chief, with overtime rising
