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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
- War HOGG Tactical Announces Free Red Dot Pistol Training Courses for Law Enforcement Officerson July 28, 2026 at 6:24 pm
One-day courses in Tennessee, Alabama and Iowa will provide officers with pistols, optics and duty holsters at no cost
- Conn. officer wins reinstatement appeal after being fired in transport incident that left arrestee paralyzedon July 28, 2026 at 6:22 pm
New Haven Officer Luis Rivera has returned to his job after his criminal charges were dismissed in the incident that left Randy Cox partially paralyzed
- Conn. officer wins reinstatement appeal after being fired in transport incident that left arrestee paralyzedon July 28, 2026 at 6:22 pm
New Haven Officer Luis Rivera has returned to his job after his criminal charges were dismissed in the incident that left Randy Cox partially paralyzed
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- Staffing a top concern for St. Louis Metro PD as response times lengthenon July 28, 2026 at 5:17 pm
"We're frustrated, too," St. Louis Metro PD spokesman Mitch McCoy said. "The reality is we don't have the people we need at this moment to address those priority-two calls"
- Pa. officer hospitalized after choking attackon July 28, 2026 at 3:15 pm
The Lackawanna County deputy was exiting a government building when a woman began to choke her without provocation
- Video: Interagency team nabs suspected kidnappers, rescues abducted 13-year-oldon July 28, 2026 at 3:01 pm
FBI and GBI investigators tracked the girl after she was taken from Georgia and transported more than 130 miles; the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office SWAT team aided in the arrest
- Video: Interagency team nabs suspected kidnappers, rescues abducted 13-year-oldon July 28, 2026 at 3:01 pm
FBI and GBI investigators tracked the girl after she was taken from Georgia and transported more than 130 miles; the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office SWAT team aided in the arrest
