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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
- NYPD seizes ‘enormous’ cocaine stash worth more than $10Mon September 6, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Following a search, officers and federal agents recovered 230 bricks containing white powder that later tested positive for cocaine
- NYPD seizes ‘enormous’ cocaine stash worth more than $10Mon September 6, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Following a search, officers and federal agents recovered 230 bricks containing white powder that later tested positive for cocaine
- Calif. city approves $9.8M in police raises over next 3 yearson September 6, 2026 at 11:00 am
The city council approved a new contract with the Huntington Beach Police Officers Association that includes a 17% pay bump for police rank-and-file through June 2029
- Calif. city approves $9.8M in police raises over next 3 yearson September 6, 2026 at 11:00 am
The city council approved a new contract with the Huntington Beach Police Officers Association that includes a 17% pay bump for police rank-and-file through June 2029
- NYPD honors fallen Emergency Service Unit members at Memorial Wall rededicationon September 5, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Commissioner Jessica Tisch noted that more than half of the 23 NYPD officers killed in the World Trade Center attack were with the ESU, calling the unit “the tip of the NYPD’s spear” on Sept. 11
- NYPD honors fallen Emergency Service Unit members at Memorial Wall rededicationon September 5, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Commissioner Jessica Tisch noted that more than half of the 23 NYPD officers killed in the World Trade Center attack were with the ESU, calling the unit “the tip of the NYPD’s spear” on Sept. 11
- Law enforcement from across Md. meet Baltimore youth on the basketball courton September 5, 2026 at 11:00 am
“We have to find other ways to connect with our young people, and this is a perfect example,” Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said
- Law enforcement from across Md. meet Baltimore youth on the basketball courton September 5, 2026 at 11:00 am
“We have to find other ways to connect with our young people, and this is a perfect example,” Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said
