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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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Police News
- U.S. Park Police were ‘assaulted’ and ‘outnumbered’ at protest, union president sayson July 26, 2024 at 8:04 pm
Nearly 30 officers worked to contain the protest as they were overwhelmed and pelted with feces, the union stated
- Bomb squad removes explosive device from outside NYPD stationon July 26, 2024 at 7:45 pm
The explosive — a pipe affixed to two aerosol cans — was a viable device that could have killed or maimed people had it detonated, an NYPD spokesman said
- BWC: Suspect suddenly emerges from entryway, shoots at N.J. officers with long gun before fatal OISon July 26, 2024 at 5:14 pm
Two Hamilton Township PD officers were immediately fired upon when they entered the home; one officer was shot during the exchange of gunfire
- BWC: Suspect suddenly emerges from entryway, shoots at N.J. officers with long gun before fatal OISon July 26, 2024 at 5:14 pm
Two Hamilton Township PD officers were immediately fired upon when they entered the home; one officer was shot during the exchange of gunfire
- L.C. ‘Buckshot’ Smith, one of the longest-serving LEOs in the country, dies at 95on July 26, 2024 at 4:31 pm
Smith served with the Camden Police Department until he retired at 93, marking the end of a career spanning 65 years
- France hires NYPD K-9s for Olympics securityon July 26, 2024 at 4:17 pm
The explosive-sniffing team will work to maintain a safe environment for spectators and athletes; the NYPD did not disclose specific details about the mission
