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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Releasing Boss from the patrol car, Broyles and the dog pursued him on foot.
—Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The patrol car, but not Batzorig, was struck by gunfire.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Its citizens have voiced their distrust of the police department over the years on a number of fronts, noting that officers — many of them white and Hispanic — seldom leave their patrol cars except to make an arrest.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of car accidents were reported in Virginia, Indiana, Kansas and Kentucky, where a state trooper was treated for non-life-threatening injuries after his patrol car was hit.
—Hannah Fingerhut and Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The patrol car, but not Batzorig, was struck by gunfire.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Its citizens have voiced their distrust of the police department over the years on a number of fronts, noting that officers — many of them white and Hispanic — seldom leave their patrol cars except to make an arrest.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of car accidents were reported in Virginia, Indiana, Kansas and Kentucky, where a state trooper was treated for non-life-threatening injuries after his patrol car was hit.
—Hannah Fingerhut and Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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