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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
- Juveniles flee from Conn. officers in stolen car, drive into police parking loton October 29, 2026 at 9:54 pm
One suspect was quickly located by a Clinton Police patrol officer, while a K-9 unit tracked the remaining four through thick brush behind police headquarters
- Off-duty Secret Service agent helped stop man’s knife attack against Mich. womanon October 29, 2026 at 5:18 pm
The 28-year-old Secret Service agent, who was staying in a neighboring apartment, held the 73-year-old woman's attacker at gunpoint with his service weapon
- Video: Fleeing vehicle stopped by Grappler, suspect arrested while attempting to hide in storm drainon October 29, 2026 at 4:39 pm
Thermal aerial footage shows the suspect tumbling through the woods before attempting to conceal himself in the drain; Corona officers located and arrested him
- Video: Fleeing vehicle stopped by Grappler, suspect arrested while attempting to hide in storm drainon October 29, 2026 at 4:39 pm
Thermal aerial footage shows the suspect tumbling through the woods before attempting to conceal himself in the drain; Corona officers located and arrested him
- St. Louis PD to establish 'pre-recruit' program to pay candidates waiting for academy classeson October 29, 2026 at 4:32 pm
The 15-position program will pay St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department candidates who clear hiring screenings while they wait for academy classes to start
- Video: Fleeing suspect rams Mich. cruiser, rolls vehicle into pond during pursuiton October 29, 2026 at 3:28 pm
The suspect appeared to come to a stop in a parking lot before turning his vehicle around and striking a Fraser Police cruiser, injuring an officer
- Video: Fleeing suspect rams Mich. cruiser, rolls vehicle into pond during pursuiton October 29, 2026 at 3:28 pm
The suspect appeared to come to a stop in a parking lot before turning his vehicle around and striking a Fraser Police cruiser, injuring an officer
- BWC: Woman fires shots at Fla. officers, striking cruiser before fatal OISon October 29, 2026 at 2:54 pm
The woman fired at least one shot that struck a Jacksonville Sheriff's Office cruiser before her gun stovepiped; officers returned fire, fatally wounding her
