How to Use police car in a Sentence

police car

noun
  • He was put in the back of a police car and taken to the hospital.
    Annie Ma, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The officers use a zip tie to bind Hayes' feet and place him in the back of a police car, the video shows.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Nichols could be seen on police video on the ground, slumped against a police car.
    Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Collins also got out of the police car and struck Ellis in the head at least four times, the report states.
    Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • In one case, one man accused of assault had been hog-tied in the back of a police car and put face down.
    Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
  • At one point, individuals from the crowd climbed on top of the hood of the police car.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 27 July 2023
  • In the book, Calvin is out one night walking Six-Thirty and gets run over by a police car.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Police then arrested the mother, and placed the child in a warm police car.
    Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The boy was then put in handcuffs, his father said, before being placed in the back of a police car.
    Chandelis Duster, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Wilt was transported in the back of a police car to a hospital, Humphrey said.
    Dylan Lovan and Rebecca Reynolds, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The vehicle was towed while the passenger was placed in the back of a police car while waiting for a ride.
    Zach Mentz, cleveland, 28 July 2023
  • The new drone is capable of flying at speeds of 45 miles per hour and is small enough to fit into the trunk of a police car.
    WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The facts: After the beating, officers propped Nichols against a police car, and one asked the fire department to come to the scene.
    Ashley Parker and Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Wade died after being hit by a police car, and Moore was beaten to death.
    Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2023
  • So was the police car on the corner and the candlelit memorial at the playground entrance.
    Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Police scooped up the woozy 11-year-old and laid her on the trunk of the police car until an ambulance arrived.
    Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
  • One of the children was captured crying heavily in the body cam footage while being forced to place his hands on the back of the police car.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2023
  • As the police car gets in the lane behind Cure's truck, Cure appears to put his right signal on, but turns it off when the cars in front of him move to the right lane, the video shows.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Around then, a fourth DAT officer jumped out of a police car and tried to tackle Jessup but missed.
    Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
  • No one emerged from the police car for several minutes, and Davis’s then-wife turned around to see what was going on.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Wade was killed when a police car struck him, and buried in a pauper’s grave without his mother’s knowledge.
    Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Ashley and her son had become accustomed to the safety of having a police car parked in front of their house.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
  • Fans poured out of bars lining Front Street to cheer Seavey, whose team was escorted by a police car with flashing lights.
    CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
  • One officer took photos of Nichols as he was propped up against an unmarked police car, video and records showed.
    Adrian Sainz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Instead, Edwards ended up in the back of a police car, then officers began to transfer her to the jail.
    Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The discord was taking place as Chitwood called in for his appearance on the radio show from behind the wheel of his police car.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Green was handcuffed in a police car when he was shot and killed by Michael Owen Jr., who was a 10-year veteran of the police department.
    CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Police did not say whether an officer was inside the police car when it was shot nor whether the shooter was detained.
    Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
  • The troops who followed Zúñiga soon retreated, and the general was arrested and taken in handcuffs in a police car.
    Marissa Parra, NBC News, 27 June 2024
  • When a young woman disappears in his small town, the investigation hinges on Marshall’s haunted sighting of her, crying in the back seat of a police car driven by a cop named Maddox.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 8 July 2024

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