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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
- L.A. to pay $5.8M to family of man killed in OIS after charging officers with a plastic forkon August 28, 2026 at 9:27 pm
After LAPD officers hit the man with a less lethal projectile, body-worn camera and surveillance footage showed him move toward the officers while holding the utensil in his hand
- L.A. to pay $5.8M to family of man killed in OIS after charging officers with a plastic forkon August 28, 2026 at 9:27 pm
After LAPD officers hit the man with a less lethal projectile, body-worn camera and surveillance footage showed him move toward the officers while holding the utensil in his hand
- BWC: Man strikes Baltimore officer with car while attempting to flee traffic stop before OISon August 28, 2026 at 9:23 pm
Drone video of the incident shows an crowd throwing bottles at officers trying to render aid to the wounded suspect
- BWC: Man strikes Baltimore officer with car while attempting to flee traffic stop before OISon August 28, 2026 at 9:23 pm
Drone video of the incident shows an crowd throwing bottles at officers trying to render aid to the wounded suspect
- Calif. sheriff demonstrates, defends shock gloves after state lawmaker proposes banon August 28, 2026 at 8:56 pm
Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper said his agency already spent $35,000 to purchase 10 shock gloves, along with 10 shock bands to be placed on an arm or a wrist
- Calif. sheriff demonstrates, defends shock gloves after state lawmaker proposes banon August 28, 2026 at 8:56 pm
Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper said his agency already spent $35,000 to purchase 10 shock gloves, along with 10 shock bands to be placed on an arm or a wrist
- Beretta Introduces the APX A1 Ported, Delivering Flatter Performance and Faster Follow-up Shotson August 28, 2026 at 7:14 pm
“The APX A1 Ported brings a new level of speed and control to the APX A1 family,” said Logan Killam, Sr. Product Manager for Beretta USA
- Small-town Texas PD deactivated by stateon August 28, 2026 at 4:41 pm
The Staples Police Department had seven officers, who served alongside Guadalupe County Sheriff's deputies to patrol the city
