Sarasota Police Department

Not to be confused with Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, the law enforcement agency for Sarasota County.

Sarasota Police Department
Abbreviation	SPD
Agency overview
Formed	1913
Annual budget	$27,000,000~
Jurisdictional structure
Map of Sarasota Police Department's jurisdiction
Size	26 square miles (67 km2) total, 15 square miles (39 km2) land
Population	59,000
Legal jurisdiction	Municipal
Operational structure
Headquarters	2099 Adams Lane, Sarasota, Florida
Officers	179 Uniformed
Civilians	65~ Employees,
Agency executive	Rex Troche, Chief
Facilities
Police Stations	1 Primary, 1 Sub-stations
Jails	Sarasota County Sheriff's Office North Jail
Patrol Cars	175
Unmarked/Non-Patrol Vehicles	90
Police Boats	2
K9 Dogs	4
Notables
Awards	Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation
Website
sarasotapd.org

The Sarasota Police Department is a full-service law enforcement agency for Sarasota, Florida. It provides police services to 59,000 residents. The Sarasota Police Department operates on a budget of $26,902,601 (2011–2012) with approximately 179 sworn and approximately 65 un-sworn personnel and volunteers.

Departments

Chief of Police

Currently, there is an Interim Chief of Police of the Sarasota Police Department. Interim Chief Rex Troche was selected as Interim Chief in August 2021. The Chief of Police is the executive officer of the Sarasota Police Department and is ultimately responsible for decisions regarding policy, enforcement, and use of resources in conjunction with the City Manager and the City Commission.

Criminal Investigations Division (CID)

The primary function of the Criminal Investigation Division is to conduct follow-up investigations of reported crimes. These investigations consist of interviewing suspects, victims and witnesses; analyzing information for validity, reliability and accuracy and compiling a comprehensive and factual case file to be presented in court.

Support Services Division

The Support Services Division oversees Training, Background and Recruitment, Property and Evidence, Records, MIS (Management Information Systems), Alarms, Payroll and Personnel, Fiscal and Administration, Fleet, Red Light Camera Program, School Crossing Guards and Quartermaster.

Patrol Division

The Patrol Division is commanded by one Captain and one Deputy Commander who holds the rank of Lieutenant. Uniform Patrol Operations, Special Response Units, Crime Prevention and the Sarasota P.D. Volunteer Program are under the Bureau of Patrol Operations.

Stations

The station main police is located at 2099 Adams Lane Sarasota, Florida 34237 All civilian employees and sworn personnel operate from this station.

Equipment

Vehicles

The department currently owns two Yellowfin boats to provide service to those in Sarasota Bay. The traffic unit has 4 Harley-Davidson police motorcycles, and each traffic officer is provided with a patrol car. The department uses Chevrolet Impala police model and Chevy Tahoe police model.

Firearms

The department issues Glock 22, .40 caliber handguns to all sworn officers.

Ranks

Rank	Insignia
Chief
Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Officer / Detective
Recruit/Cadet

Line of duty Deaths

One local officer has died in the line of duty.

Officer	Date of Death	Details
Officer Warren David Jones	Saturday, April 5, 1975	Gunfire

See also

• List of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies

External links

• Official website
• Sarasota Police Department's channel on YouTube