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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That danger became grimly apparent this week when a Longview police officer struck and killed a mountain lion with his patrol car — and then posed for a photo with the animal's lifeless body. —

Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024 Police used to throw people in the back of a patrol car and take them to jail. —

Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024 Using a rolling roadblock maneuver, Coffey positioned his patrol car in front of the vehicle to bring it to a stop. —

Elise Preston, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2024 Toward the end of the video, Hopper is seen being escorted and placed in the back seat of a patrol car. —

Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for patrol car