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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
- Derek Chauvin asks courts to vacate George Floyd murder convictionon August 20, 2026 at 6:32 pm
In the petition, Chauvin's lawyer argues that Gov. Tim Walz broke the law in reassigning authority of the case to state A.G. Keith Ellison’s office, making Ellison’s involvement illegitimate
- Derek Chauvin asks courts to vacate George Floyd murder convictionon August 20, 2026 at 6:32 pm
In the petition, Chauvin's lawyer argues that Gov. Tim Walz broke the law in reassigning authority of the case to state A.G. Keith Ellison’s office, making Ellison’s involvement illegitimate
- Video: Shoplifting suspect drags Ga. officer through parking lot at high speedson August 20, 2026 at 3:59 pm
Video shows a Covington officer clinging to a vehicle window as the suspect fled a traffic stop
- Video: Shoplifting suspect drags Ga. officer through parking lot at high speedson August 20, 2026 at 3:59 pm
Video shows a Covington officer clinging to a vehicle window as the suspect fled a traffic stop
- Man opens fire at Va. officers during pursuit over ALPR camera vandalismon August 20, 2026 at 3:47 pm
The suspect fired a rifle at pursuing officers, striking a cruiser multiple times before calling 911 and offering to surrender, the Page County Sheriff's Office said
- Man opens fire at Va. officers during pursuit over ALPR camera vandalismon August 20, 2026 at 3:47 pm
The suspect fired a rifle at pursuing officers, striking a cruiser multiple times before calling 911 and offering to surrender, the Page County Sheriff's Office said
- BWC: Knife-wielding man charges at Calif. officers before fatal OISon August 20, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Over the course of two hours, Santa Clara Sheriff's deputies tried to coax the man out of his vehicle; they deployed less lethal launchers before the man ran at them
- BWC: Knife-wielding man charges at Calif. officers before fatal OISon August 20, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Over the course of two hours, Santa Clara Sheriff's deputies tried to coax the man out of his vehicle; they deployed less lethal launchers before the man ran at them
