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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Moments later, Gamache, whom the lawsuit says had followed Edwards, arrived in his marked patrol car with his body camera recording.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Roberts told The Denver Post that Luster used to hang outside her house in his patrol car and watch when Roberts was there.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 27 July 2025
When the deputy pulled up in his patrol car, Alvarado saw Arnold, covered in dirt, walking down the street.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 23 July 2025
Murphy, also a paramedic with Hernando County Fire Rescue, used the medical kit from his patrol car and started providing aid to the child until backup medical personnel arrived, deputies said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Roberts told The Denver Post that Luster used to hang outside her house in his patrol car and watch when Roberts was there.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 27 July 2025
When the deputy pulled up in his patrol car, Alvarado saw Arnold, covered in dirt, walking down the street.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 23 July 2025
Murphy, also a paramedic with Hernando County Fire Rescue, used the medical kit from his patrol car and started providing aid to the child until backup medical personnel arrived, deputies said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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