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.—

The National Law Journal

Examples of patrol car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Nineteen protesters stayed standing in the crosswalk with their arms raised, arrested by police without incident and escorted to nearby patrol cars. —

Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024 After being put in the rear of a patrol car, a Fort Lauderdale police sergeant arrived. —

Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024 More than two hours after the crash, police said, the Texas Department of Public Safety, which is investigating the crash, found a man in the back seat of the patrol car. —

Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 25 June 2024 The patrol car was empty, and officers near the vehicle were able to avoid the collision. —

Hunter Lee, Orange County Register, 16 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for patrol car

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