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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The officer parked her patrol car in the area and got a catch pole.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
In a separate 2016 incident, Furman was suspended for five weeks — a third of it paid — for slamming a man's head into a patrol car while the man was handcuffed.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 8 Aug. 2025
An investigation also revealed that the air conditioner compression and the heat alarm in the patrol car were not working at the time of the incident.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 July 2025
One deputy inside the patrol car was injured in the crash, sheriff’s officials said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
In a separate 2016 incident, Furman was suspended for five weeks — a third of it paid — for slamming a man's head into a patrol car while the man was handcuffed.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 8 Aug. 2025
An investigation also revealed that the air conditioner compression and the heat alarm in the patrol car were not working at the time of the incident.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 July 2025
One deputy inside the patrol car was injured in the crash, sheriff’s officials said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 June 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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