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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Dozens of squad cars and law enforcement vehicles descended along what’s normally a busy roadway lined with hotels and auto businesses a few miles west of Midland’s downtown.
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Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Boelter drove to the Hoffmans' home in Champlin, Minn., in the early morning hours of June 14, 2025 in a vehicle made to look like a police squad car, according to the criminal complaint filed in the case.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
During the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, the Austrian police used to play the song from their squad cars while on patrol.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 June 2026
One person was arrested after a pickup truck struck an Illinois State Police squad car in Chicago's Grand Crossing community early Monday.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 June 2026
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Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Boelter drove to the Hoffmans' home in Champlin, Minn., in the early morning hours of June 14, 2025 in a vehicle made to look like a police squad car, according to the criminal complaint filed in the case.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
During the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, the Austrian police used to play the song from their squad cars while on patrol.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 June 2026
One person was arrested after a pickup truck struck an Illinois State Police squad car in Chicago's Grand Crossing community early Monday.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 June 2026
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“Squad car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad%20car. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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