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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
- Wash. police employ grant-funded grappler for first time to stop fleeing driveron October 23, 2026 at 9:45 pm
Several patrol vehicles have been outfitted with the grapplers, according to Bellingham PD, and officers completed certification training in their use
- US DoW SELECTS AVON PROTECTION SYSTEM: MITR-M1 HALF MASK AND MITR-PG1 POWERED GOGGLEon October 23, 2026 at 9:08 pm
The MITR System delivers modular protection for eyes, nose and mouth as an alternative to full-face respirators, allowing users in tactical threat environments to scale up their protection during […]
- Baltimore Police audit uncovers $36K in improper pay, missing recordson October 23, 2026 at 5:28 pm
The Baltimore PD allegedly improperly paid officers $36,224 over three years for working on scheduled days off, while failing to consistently document approvals and enforce payroll rules
- BWC: Fla. man bursts through window trying to flee officers, ends up in hospitalon October 23, 2026 at 4:57 pm
Sanford Police officers took a suspect with an active warrant into custody after he crashed through a window in an effort to flee officers
- BWC: Fla. man bursts through window trying to flee officers, ends up in hospitalon October 23, 2026 at 4:57 pm
Sanford Police officers took a suspect with an active warrant into custody after he crashed through a window in an effort to flee officers
- BWC: Fla. man in overturned vehicle asks deputies for cigarette following pursuiton October 23, 2026 at 4:34 pm
A PIT maneuver by Lee County Sheriff's Office deputies stopped the fleeing suspect and left his truck on its side; they later found "trafficking amounts" of cocaine inside
- BWC: Fla. man in overturned vehicle asks deputies for cigarette following pursuiton October 23, 2026 at 4:34 pm
A PIT maneuver by Lee County Sheriff's Office deputies stopped the fleeing suspect and left his truck on its side; they later found "trafficking amounts" of cocaine inside
- Mass. State Police drop drill instructor title, add medical training in reforms to academy following recruit deathon October 23, 2026 at 4:10 pm
Massachusetts State Police announced a slate of reforms following internal and external reviews of training and criminal charging of several instructors in the 2024 death of Enrique Delgado Garcia
