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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
- Ill. AG: Law enforcement task force needed for Chicago Police OIS investigationson October 20, 2026 at 9:12 pm
The Illinois OAG stated that the Chicago PD needed to establish an investigative review committee consisting of law enforcement officers outside the department
- BWC: Man holds Calif. assisted living residents hostage with replica gun before fatal OISon October 20, 2026 at 8:47 pm
Body camera video shows the man pointing an airsoft gun at hostages and Fremont Police officers
- BWC: Man holds Calif. assisted living residents hostage with replica gun before fatal OISon October 20, 2026 at 8:47 pm
Body camera video shows the man pointing an airsoft gun at hostages and Fremont Police officers
- Protecting America's data centers is becoming a local policing challengeon October 20, 2026 at 7:51 pm
As security threats grow, police chiefs and sheriffs need a seat at the table — and industry support to plan, train and prepare for emergencies
- Minn. law enforcement form inter-agency gang violence responseon October 20, 2026 at 5:09 pm
Leaders of 46 agencies said that the ramped-up gang response will be led under the state’s Crime Gun Intelligence Center, which is run by the Minnesota BCA, the FBI and ATF
- BWC: Suspect shoots, wounds S.C. deputy as he runs to take coveron October 20, 2026 at 4:20 pm
The suspect pointed a gun and shot the Greenville County deputy while the deputy was clearing an unrelated traffic stop; the man was out on bond for attacking an officer while resisting
- BWC: Suspect shoots, wounds S.C. deputy as he runs to take coveron October 20, 2026 at 4:20 pm
The suspect pointed a gun and shot the Greenville County deputy while the deputy was clearing an unrelated traffic stop; the man was out on bond for attacking an officer while resisting
- Video: Sports car bursts into flames in Calif. police storage after fatal crash weeks prioron October 20, 2026 at 4:10 pm
Security video of the facility released by Irvine Police shows a small flame suddenly appearing in the dark room, eventually growing into a fire and filling the room with smoke
