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As Labor Day weekend approaches, the Sarasota Police Department is joining law enforcement agencies across the country in reminding drivers that celebrating the unofficial end of summer should never include getting behind the wheel while impaired. The nationwide Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, organized by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic […]
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Sarasota Police are increasing speed enforcement July 13–18 as part of Operation Southern Slow Down. Here is what local drivers should know. Drivers traveling through Sarasota may notice an increased law enforcement presence on local roads this week as the Sarasota Police Department participates in a five-state campaign targeting speeding and aggressive driving. Operation Southern […]
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The Sarasota Police Department is increasing efforts to make local roads safer for everyone, especially pedestrians and bicyclists. Thanks to new funding, officers are rolling out a High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) initiative aimed at reducing serious and fatal crashes in the community. Sarasota County is ranked among the top 25 counties in Florida for pedestrian […]
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The Sarasota Police Department is excited to host National Night Out on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Payne Park, 2050 Adams Lane, Sarasota, FL. This free, family-friendly event is designed to strengthen relationships between law enforcement and the community while providing a night of fun, education, and engagement for […]
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During the height of the storm, the Sarasota Police Department’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) saved an elderly couple trapped in their Siesta Key home, with rapidly diminishing access to oxygen. The incident took place in the early hours of Friday, September 27, 2024, near the 3400 block of Anglin Drive. The couple’s granddaughter called 911, […]
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The Sarasota Housing Authority is buzzing with excitement as the Suncoast Science Center/Faulhaber Fab Lab (Fab Lab) teams up with the Sarasota Police Department (SPD) to deliver an interactive learning experience for 12 elementary school students in the Housing Authority’s Youth Thrive Summer Enrichment program. Over the course of a month, students were challenged to […]
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The Sarasota Police Department is launching a new initiative, the High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) program, aiming to enhance safety for pedestrians and cyclists. Alarmingly, the City of Sarasota sits among the top 25 cities in Florida witnessing major and lethal accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists. To shield those most at risk on the roads, the […]
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The Sarasota Police Department collected 30 firearms, including various rifles, handguns, shotguns, and various types of ammunition, during the second ‘Done with a Gun’ turn-in event held Saturday, May 13, 2023. The first event was held in January 2022, where 31 firearms were turned in. There were two drop-off locations Saturday, including Sarasota Police Headquarters and […]
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The Sarasota Police Department is allowing the community to safely dispose of unwanted firearms and receive free gun locks to secure their firearms. Sarasota P.D. will host a ‘Done with the Gun’ turn-in and free gun lock giveaway event Saturday, May 13, 2023, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at two locations in the City […]
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The Sarasota Police Department has welcomed a new K-9. Handler Officer Paul Gagnon and K-9 Kodak completed 640 hours of initial training. Their training included patrol work, tracking, building searches, area searches, article searches, and apprehension. K-9 Kodak turns two years old today, February 8. He was born in the Czech Republic in 2021 and […]
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The Sarasota Police Department proudly announces the Youth Empowerment Services (Y.E.S.) program. This program is in partnership with Teen Court of Sarasota, Brotherhood of Men Mentor Group, Truly Valued, Inc., and the Sarasota Police Department. Y.E.S. is a diversion program that will provide mentorship and services to at-risk youth between the ages of 8 and […]