squad car
noun
: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio
called also black-and-white, cruiser, prowl car
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Later, hands cuffed in the squad car, his body shakes as tears streak his face.
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
In one incident recounted in the report, the shoplifting of a $2 soft drink resulted in nine squad cars and 12 officers showing up.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Stephanie Llamas, from the driver’s seat of her squad car, questions Hollis in the parking lot.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Officers, who were by now out of their squad cars with guns draw, ordered everyone out of the Chevy.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
In one incident recounted in the report, the shoplifting of a $2 soft drink resulted in nine squad cars and 12 officers showing up.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Stephanie Llamas, from the driver’s seat of her squad car, questions Hollis in the parking lot.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Officers, who were by now out of their squad cars with guns draw, ordered everyone out of the Chevy.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Squad car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad%20car. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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