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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
- Mont. deputy, 28, shot and killed while responding to disturbance callon October 31, 2026 at 9:19 pm
Lincoln County Deputy Ryan Terpsma was killed and a Eureka Police Department officer was wounded during the response; Terpsma joined the sheriff's office in May 2026
- Mont. deputy, 28, shot and killed while responding to disturbance callon October 31, 2026 at 9:19 pm
Lincoln County Deputy Ryan Terpsma was killed and a Eureka Police Department officer was wounded during the response; Terpsma joined the sheriff's office in May 2026
- BWC: Mass. officers rescue man trapped in burning caron October 31, 2026 at 12:00 pm
The video shows flames under the dashboard where the driver’s foot is trapped; in less than a minute, Holbrook officers reached the car, freed the man and pulled him to safety
- BWC: Mass. officers rescue man trapped in burning caron October 31, 2026 at 12:00 pm
The video shows flames under the dashboard where the driver’s foot is trapped; in less than a minute, Holbrook officers reached the car, freed the man and pulled him to safety
- Chicago police officer injured by cruiser during pursuiton October 31, 2026 at 11:00 am
The officer underwent surgery and remained hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle driven by the commander of the CPD’s 10th District
- Chicago police officer injured by cruiser during pursuiton October 31, 2026 at 11:00 am
The officer underwent surgery and remained hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle driven by the commander of the CPD’s 10th District
- 'Shoot him with my Glock': Fla. woman arrested for alleged social media Trump threaton October 30, 2026 at 8:17 pm
“Going to the trump rally in my city tmr so I can shoot him with my glock! wish me luck guys!!” the suspect is alleged to have posted on Instagram
- Mass. State Police, Marshals nab suspect on the run for nearly a yearon October 30, 2026 at 7:10 pm
The suspect escaped a minimum-security transitional housing unit on Dec. 1, 2025; he struck two police cruisers and attempted to flee
