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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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1st Contract Negotiation Session with City on April 24th.
Sitting left to right are Holly, William P Bjork, Negotiating Committee Chairman Bob Dodge, and Zack Mikluscak.
Police News
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The program, funded by $963,000 in federal funds, is intended to serve as a deterrent for crime as well as a crime-solving tool, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said
- Video shows Tenn. officer hitching ride with civilian during foot pursuiton June 13, 2025 at 4:45 pm
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- Las Vegas: 94 arrested, 4 cops injured after anti-ICE protest declared unlawful assemblyon June 13, 2025 at 3:59 pm
Demonstrators threw water bottles and rocks at officers and spray painted nearby buildings, the LVMPD stated
- Las Vegas: 94 arrested, 4 cops injured after anti-ICE protest declared unlawful assemblyon June 13, 2025 at 3:59 pm
Demonstrators threw water bottles and rocks at officers and spray painted nearby buildings, the LVMPD stated
- 'We will kill you graveyard dead': Fla. sheriff warns against harming law enforcement during protestson June 13, 2025 at 3:39 pm
“We will kill you graveyard dead,” Ivey said, vowing a forceful response to protesters who throw bricks or threaten harm to deputies
- 'We will kill you graveyard dead': Fla. sheriff warns against harming law enforcement during protestson June 13, 2025 at 3:39 pm
“We will kill you graveyard dead,” Ivey said, vowing a forceful response to protesters who throw bricks or threaten harm to deputies
