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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Two officers were hospitalized, squad cars were damaged and one vehicle burned.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 Nov. 2024
The footage later cuts to an officer leading the handcuffed boy from a squad car before he’s locked into an empty cell.
—Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2024
That morning, a single squad car from West L.A. was dispatched to monitor the protest.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The squad car continued to travel and collided with a bus shelter and a fire hydrant.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 Nov. 2024
The footage later cuts to an officer leading the handcuffed boy from a squad car before he’s locked into an empty cell.
—Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2024
That morning, a single squad car from West L.A. was dispatched to monitor the protest.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The squad car continued to travel and collided with a bus shelter and a fire hydrant.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
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