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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Schneider then takes cover behind the patrol car and fires his weapon, video shows and police said.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
The document alleged the man drove away from the traffic stop, at which point the rangers returned to their patrol car.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2025
The shooting Saturday in Pocatello outraged the boy's family and neighbors as well as viewers online who questioned why the officers opened fire within about 12 seconds of exiting their patrol cars while making no apparent effort to de-escalate the situation or use less lethal weapons.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
When a state trooper attempted to put him in the back of a patrol car, Stevenson wriggled free and escaped into the woods.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
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Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
The document alleged the man drove away from the traffic stop, at which point the rangers returned to their patrol car.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2025
The shooting Saturday in Pocatello outraged the boy's family and neighbors as well as viewers online who questioned why the officers opened fire within about 12 seconds of exiting their patrol cars while making no apparent effort to de-escalate the situation or use less lethal weapons.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
When a state trooper attempted to put him in the back of a patrol car, Stevenson wriggled free and escaped into the woods.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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