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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Officers wore bulletproof vests and used multiple patrol cars to prepare for a potentially violent arrest.
—Aya Al-Hakim, People.com, 13 July 2025
By his account, Elkhart officer Bill Faus Jr. was in front of him, hitting his patrol car's brakes, before another officer pulled up.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Deputies tried to talk to the two people in the vehicle, but the suspect drove off, hitting a patrol car on the way, sheriff’s officials said in the release.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
There are very few Palm Beach County sheriff’s patrol cars patrolling these streets.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
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Aya Al-Hakim, People.com, 13 July 2025
By his account, Elkhart officer Bill Faus Jr. was in front of him, hitting his patrol car's brakes, before another officer pulled up.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Deputies tried to talk to the two people in the vehicle, but the suspect drove off, hitting a patrol car on the way, sheriff’s officials said in the release.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
There are very few Palm Beach County sheriff’s patrol cars patrolling these streets.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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