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Groups of Irish setters and their owners ambled up Fifth Avenue, along with a cavalcade of classic cars, vintage fire trucks and a Depression-era San Diego police paddy wagon.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
But the police can’t tell the difference, and when the protest is broken up, J.B. is thrown into the back of a paddy wagon all the same.
—Jake Pitre, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
In the trailer, she can be seen crawling underneath an immigration paddy wagon, recreating one of the tactics used by Kenmure neighbors to flummox officers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
As first responders clean up the mess and Shroud’s crew are packed into paddy wagons, the Z-Team gets their due on the local news.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
But the police can’t tell the difference, and when the protest is broken up, J.B. is thrown into the back of a paddy wagon all the same.
—Jake Pitre, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
In the trailer, she can be seen crawling underneath an immigration paddy wagon, recreating one of the tactics used by Kenmure neighbors to flummox officers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
As first responders clean up the mess and Shroud’s crew are packed into paddy wagons, the Z-Team gets their due on the local news.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Paddy wagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paddy%20wagon. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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