Fort Myers Police IUPA

08/14/2026

IUPA Local 6065 Endorses Mayor Kevin Anderson for Re-Election. We encourage our members and the community to vote for Mayor Anderson on November 3, 2026.

07/18/2026

The ultimate sacrifice.

Today we honor and remember the life of Officer Andrew Allen Widman.

On Friday, July 18, 2008, Officer Andrew Widman was shot and killed after he and other officers responded to a domestic dispute outside a restaurant on Hendry Street, in Downtown Fort Myers, at approximately 2:00 a.m.

As the officers attempted to break up the fight, the male subject produced a 9mm handgun and opened fire, fatally wounding Officer Widman.

The subject then fled on foot, firing at pursuing officers, who shot and killed him. Officer Widman Served with the Fort Myers Police Department for just over one year and died at the age of 30.

06/28/2026

05/20/2026

Our members doing great things on a daily basis.

The Fort Myers Police Department Juvenile Delinquency Interdiction (JDI) Unit was notified by a school counselor of a food shortage impacting a local family. In response, the JDI Unit collaborated with community partners at Catholic Charities Children’s Center and Community Cooperative to address the family’s immediate needs. Through these combined efforts, the family was provided with approximately one month’s worth of groceries and essential food items.

This outreach effort served not only as crisis intervention and resource assistance, but also as an opportunity to strengthen positive relationships between law enforcement, community organizations, and families in need. This collaboration reflects the ongoing commitment to prevention, support, and relationship-building within our community.

04/25/2026

IUPA Local 6065 proudly sponsored our Fort Myers Police Officers in today’s Cape Coral Police Athletic League softball tournament. We brought home 2nd place!

02/18/2026

We are pleased to announce that our membership has reached a agreement with the City of Fort Myers on wages. This process took far too long and should never have reached the point where we lost valuable experience that we cannot recover. Those departures are a direct result of prolonged delays and inadequate compensation.

We are deeply thankful for every like, share, comment, and act of public support you and our community showed throughout this difficult process. Your voices and visibility made a real difference and helped keep the pressure on until we secured this agreement.

With this agreement now in place, our focus shifts forward:

• We will actively support and work with candidates in this year's elections who publicly commit to supporting competitive wages for our members.

• We will begin preparations now for the wage reopener scheduled in 2028 to ensure stronger outcomes next time.