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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
- Calif. bans face coverings, shock gloves for law enforcementon September 29, 2026 at 7:18 pm
Gov. Gavin Newsom approved measures banning shock gloves and officer face coverings while expanding state oversight of immigration detention centers
- Calif. bans face coverings, shock gloves for law enforcementon September 29, 2026 at 7:18 pm
Gov. Gavin Newsom approved measures banning shock gloves and officer face coverings while expanding state oversight of immigration detention centers
- Fla. deputy wins first UFC fight against convicted felonon September 29, 2026 at 4:23 pm
Miami-Dade Deputy Luis Hernandez was declared the winner by submission after placing Sedriques Dumas in a standing guillotine chokehold in the first minute of the first round
- Fla. deputy wins first UFC fight against convicted felonon September 29, 2026 at 4:23 pm
Miami-Dade Deputy Luis Hernandez was declared the winner by submission after placing Sedriques Dumas in a standing guillotine chokehold in the first minute of the first round
- Ex-Colo. deputy accused of shooting police cruisers, firing shots at sheriff's office HQon September 29, 2026 at 4:22 pm
The ex-deputy had called the Boulder County Sheriff's Office and made threatening comments; he then shot at Broomfield PD cruisers before driving to the sheriff's headquarters and firing a rifle at […]
- Ex-Colo. deputy accused of shooting police cruisers, firing shots at sheriff's office HQon September 29, 2026 at 4:22 pm
The ex-deputy had called the Boulder County Sheriff's Office and made threatening comments; he then shot at Broomfield PD cruisers before driving to the sheriff's headquarters and firing a rifle at […]
- Man sentenced to life with possibility for parole after 74 years in 2022 killing of Las Vegas officeron September 29, 2026 at 4:19 pm
Tyson Hampton fatally shot Officer Truong Thai in October 2022 as her responded to a domestic violence report; when Thai approached Hampton’s car, the defendant grabbed an AK-47 and fired 18 rounds
- Video: Mich. officer run over by suspect fleeing traffic stopon September 29, 2026 at 3:33 pm
A trailer attached to the suspect's vehicle ran over the officer's legs, then shed landscaping equipment that hit at least one cruiser during the pursuit, Eastpointe PD said
