patrol car
noun
: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio or computer : squad car
Placing an unarmed, compliant juvenile in the back of a patrol car transformed an investigatory stop into an arrest, the 9th Circuit held Aug. 24.—
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In one county, sheriff’s deputies took the extra step to drive an expecting mother to the hospital in a patrol car.
—Meghan Pryce, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Electric patrol cars are not yet legion and in many cities are likely less common than EVs among the general population, but their ranks are growing.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2024
The vehicle quickly fled the scene upon spotting a pursuing patrol car but was located a short time later unoccupied, and two suspects were found hiding in nearby bushes.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
Police reports described students who were in significant crises subjected to grave consequences: handcuffed, zapped with a stun gun or detained in a patrol car.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024
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Meghan Pryce, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Electric patrol cars are not yet legion and in many cities are likely less common than EVs among the general population, but their ranks are growing.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2024
The vehicle quickly fled the scene upon spotting a pursuing patrol car but was located a short time later unoccupied, and two suspects were found hiding in nearby bushes.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
Police reports described students who were in significant crises subjected to grave consequences: handcuffed, zapped with a stun gun or detained in a patrol car.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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