City of Sarasota Demographics City of Sarasota Officials

K-9 UNIT
The K-9 Unit is part
of Patrol Operations
and is comprised
of three Uniformed
Officers, one Sergeant
and their K-9
Partners.
In 2015, SPD added
two new K-9’s to their
unit, Coti and Bronson.
Officer Jake Nelson and
K-9 Partner Bronson
To help keep them safe, the Retired Law
Enforcement Association of South West Florida
generously donated K-9 ballistic vests.
Calls for Service 754
Arrests 42
Time Deployed for Patrol 101
Narcotic Searches 13
Public Demonstrations 26
Apprehensions 27
PROJECT LIFESAVER
The Sarasota Police Department is proud to offer
Project Lifesaver to the citizens of Sarasota County.
This program is a resource for those who
are caregivers of patients suffering from
Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and Autism. It is designed
to quickly help locate those patients who wander
away from their caregivers.
Citizens enrolled in the Project Lifesaver Program
wear a small personal transmitter around the wrist or
ankle that emits
an individualized
tracking signal. If
an enrolled client
goes missing, the
caregiver notifies
their local Project
Lifesaver agency
and a trained
emergency team
responds to the
wanderer’s area.
Most who wander
are found within a few miles from home. As a
result of this program, search times have been
reduced from hours and days to minutes.
Total Clients 65
Call-Outs/Rescues 8
Visits to Clients 963
Community Presentations 50
Volunteer Hours 1,300
Officer Nick Dominis and K-9 Partner Coti