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But three people jumped on the hood of a police car, breaking its windshield, before piling into a black Nissan with no license plates and zooming north on 69th St.—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026 It had been wrapped in a towel from someone at the crime scene and stashed away in a police car glove compartment for days, rather than properly stored as evidence.—Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026 However, the report said the chief did identify himself and had lights activated on his unmarked police car.—Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 Rivera, a father of three, was then placed into the back of a police car and transported to a hospital, where he was expected to make a full recovery.—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for police car