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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The trailing patrol cars abandoned the pursuit due to the high speed the suspect was driving, though Foxtrot kept sight of the vehicle.
—Danny Tow, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
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
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Danny Tow, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
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
See all Example Sentences for patrol car
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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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