squad car
noun
: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio
called also black-and-white, cruiser, prowl car
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After eating, police put the boy in a squad car, and with William's help, were able to locate his home, to the surprise of his parents, who hadn’t realized he was gone.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The driver of that van attempted to flee, police said, but crashed into two more squad cars.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Policing experts say officer visibility, like a squad car sitting on a corner, can deter crime, but the effect is often short-lived.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Aug. 2025
Even an incident that didn't surface until six weeks after the shooting -- a dash-cam video of Grayson, working as a deputy in a nearby county, ignoring an order to halt a high-speed chase and then hitting a deer with his squad car -- would not have disqualified him, Campbell said at the time.
—John O’Connor The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The driver of that van attempted to flee, police said, but crashed into two more squad cars.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Policing experts say officer visibility, like a squad car sitting on a corner, can deter crime, but the effect is often short-lived.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Aug. 2025
Even an incident that didn't surface until six weeks after the shooting -- a dash-cam video of Grayson, working as a deputy in a nearby county, ignoring an order to halt a high-speed chase and then hitting a deer with his squad car -- would not have disqualified him, Campbell said at the time.
—John O’Connor The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Squad car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad%20car. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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