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 …—
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Vehicle crashes into patrol car on Interstate 696 A trooper speaking with a motorist on westbound Interstate 696 in Oakland County jumped over a concrete barrier moments before his patrol car was hit by another vehicle early Saturday, according to the agency.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 17 May 2026
As a trooper walked up to the car, the driver sped off, prompting the trooper to get back into his patrol car and pursue the BMW, according to the report.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
The other children called their father, who arrived about 10 minutes later and found the teen in the back seat of a patrol car with his nose still bleeding.
—Theresa Clift
may 11, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
She was eventually detained and placed in a patrol car, according to the statement.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 17 May 2026
As a trooper walked up to the car, the driver sped off, prompting the trooper to get back into his patrol car and pursue the BMW, according to the report.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
The other children called their father, who arrived about 10 minutes later and found the teen in the back seat of a patrol car with his nose still bleeding.
—Theresa Clift
may 11, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
She was eventually detained and placed in a patrol car, according to the statement.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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