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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When a state trooper attempted to put him in the back of a patrol car, Stevenson wriggled free and escaped into the woods.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
Nobody was in the patrol car at the time of the crash.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Having a strong relationship with our residents acts as a force multiplier, extending the eyes and ears of the Police Department well beyond the patrol car.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025
Some Delray Beach officers can have take-home patrol cars.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
Nobody was in the patrol car at the time of the crash.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Having a strong relationship with our residents acts as a force multiplier, extending the eyes and ears of the Police Department well beyond the patrol car.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025
Some Delray Beach officers can have take-home patrol cars.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for patrol car
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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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