patrol car
noun
: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio or computer : squad car
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The Jeep driver slammed on the breaks and reversed, crashing into the front of Acosta’s patrol car and sped off, leaving the gate pieces on the road.
—Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Sheridan filmed some of the series’ scenes in North Texas, bringing New York City taxicabs and an NYPD patrol car to downtown Dallas in December.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Investigators found tire tracks that matched Duckett’s patrol car along a dirt road leading to the lake.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The third man in the patrol car then was Len Urquhart, a long-time friend and co-worker of Bob Markle’s who retired as a warden in 1960 but still worked as a deputy from time to time.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
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Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Sheridan filmed some of the series’ scenes in North Texas, bringing New York City taxicabs and an NYPD patrol car to downtown Dallas in December.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Investigators found tire tracks that matched Duckett’s patrol car along a dirt road leading to the lake.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The third man in the patrol car then was Len Urquhart, a long-time friend and co-worker of Bob Markle’s who retired as a warden in 1960 but still worked as a deputy from time to time.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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