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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
- Video: Mich. PD, natural resource officers remove bear from treeon June 6, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Video shows the Mount Pleasant and Department of Natural Resources officers carefully tranquilizing the bear and allowing him to fall onto a cushion
- ‘Time for the chaos to stop’: Mass. inspector general releases final report on sheriffs’ budget overspendon June 6, 2026 at 11:00 am
The probe was spurred by concern over the sheriffs’ combined $110 million deficit in 2025
- ‘Time for the chaos to stop’: Mass. inspector general releases final report on sheriffs’ budget overspendon June 6, 2026 at 11:00 am
The probe was spurred by concern over the sheriffs’ combined $110 million deficit in 2025
- Mayor: Ga. city has 'little choice' but to establish own PD after county allegedly refused LE contracton June 5, 2026 at 9:55 pm
Mableton Mayor Michael Owens stated that the Cobb County Police Department "no longer had [a long-term law enforcement contract arrangement] as an option for us"
- Man sentenced to life for killing Mich. cop, kicked out of court during hearingon June 5, 2026 at 9:33 pm
Michael Lopez was sentenced to life in prison, a mandatory sentence because he was convicted by a jury of murder, following a contentious hearing
- Man sentenced to life for killing Mich. cop, kicked out of court during hearingon June 5, 2026 at 9:33 pm
Michael Lopez was sentenced to life in prison, a mandatory sentence because he was convicted by a jury of murder, following a contentious hearing
- From the field to the force: A mental fitness program trains officers like Detroit Lionson June 5, 2026 at 7:30 pm
"You’re going to get a more confident trooper, one who has better insight into their emotions and emotional regulation,” Sgt. Ashley Kierpaul said
- First responders, veterans eligible for free 2026 FIFA World Cup tickets through new programon June 5, 2026 at 3:59 pm
The initiative will make 4,547 match tickets available through Vet Tix and 1st Tix for officers, firefighters, EMS personnel, registered nurses, dispatchers, veterans and active-duty military
