patrol car
noun
: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio or computer : squad car
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The Chula Vista Police Department is spending nearly $1 million to add 10 electric vehicles to its fleet, believed to be the first law enforcement agency in the region to embrace zero-emission patrol cars.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
The officer then handcuffed Canaves, and Tejera tried physically stopping him from taking her friend away to his patrol car, according to the report.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Initially, police spoke to the vehicle’s two occupants from their patrol car, but when the officers stepped out of their cruiser, the occupants allegedly ran from the scene.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
Just two days after epinephrine auto injectors were installed in patrol cars in Cornago's hometown of Lynbrook, police there saved a bee sting victim.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
The officer then handcuffed Canaves, and Tejera tried physically stopping him from taking her friend away to his patrol car, according to the report.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Initially, police spoke to the vehicle’s two occupants from their patrol car, but when the officers stepped out of their cruiser, the occupants allegedly ran from the scene.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
Just two days after epinephrine auto injectors were installed in patrol cars in Cornago's hometown of Lynbrook, police there saved a bee sting victim.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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