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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At that point, Kim wrote, the man stopped running and Kim tried to stop the patrol car to prevent a collision.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Another Florida State Guard recruit — a former Florida Highway Patrol trooper who lost his job after a viral video appeared to show him in a patrol car racing a Lamborghini on Alligator Alley in 2018 — was arrested by sheriff’s deputies during the February training camp.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Then, Smith stole Hare’s patrol car and drove off with him inside, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
Kohl rushed to his patrol car, grabbed a medical kit and put on plastic gloves.
—USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
The suspect then walked to the driver's side of the patrol car and allegedly shot Hare again, Weisler said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2024
Police said at the time that Trice sped off after being seen but crashed into a patrol car before resisting arrest at the crash scene.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
The department shared video showing Sterns silently being placed into a patrol car.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
While being escorted away from the gate and to the terminal, the woman refused to get into a patrol car, then fled, police said.
—Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Another Florida State Guard recruit — a former Florida Highway Patrol trooper who lost his job after a viral video appeared to show him in a patrol car racing a Lamborghini on Alligator Alley in 2018 — was arrested by sheriff’s deputies during the February training camp.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Then, Smith stole Hare’s patrol car and drove off with him inside, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
Kohl rushed to his patrol car, grabbed a medical kit and put on plastic gloves.
—USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
The suspect then walked to the driver's side of the patrol car and allegedly shot Hare again, Weisler said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2024
Police said at the time that Trice sped off after being seen but crashed into a patrol car before resisting arrest at the crash scene.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
The department shared video showing Sterns silently being placed into a patrol car.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
While being escorted away from the gate and to the terminal, the woman refused to get into a patrol car, then fled, police said.
—Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
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