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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Dozens of Riverside and San Bernardino County deputies with their firearms drawn were seen behind more than a dozen patrol cars as the situation unfolded.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The girl’s fingerprints were on the patrol car’s hood, intermingled with Duckett’s.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Bodycam footage subsequently released shows Woods in the back of a patrol car looking lethargic, hiccuping and yawning.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
The hood-of-the-car moment marks a clear shift One of the most telling sequences shows Woods seated on the hood of a patrol car during sobriety testing.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The girl’s fingerprints were on the patrol car’s hood, intermingled with Duckett’s.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Bodycam footage subsequently released shows Woods in the back of a patrol car looking lethargic, hiccuping and yawning.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
The hood-of-the-car moment marks a clear shift One of the most telling sequences shows Woods seated on the hood of a patrol car during sobriety testing.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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