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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With parking enforcement officers working the printers from their squad cars, civilians hired by Public Works served as runners this week, scouring streets to issue some 3,253 tickets from Sunday through Wednesday.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
Before the attack Carter had been arrested and charged for assault and criminal damage to a Chicago police squad car in October.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Chula Vista’s 10 Blazers are thought to be the first EVs to be used as squad cars in San Diego County, Molina said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
From the backseat of the police squad car, the small feline is seen being held up by one of the officers in the front seat.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
Before the attack Carter had been arrested and charged for assault and criminal damage to a Chicago police squad car in October.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Chula Vista’s 10 Blazers are thought to be the first EVs to be used as squad cars in San Diego County, Molina said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
From the backseat of the police squad car, the small feline is seen being held up by one of the officers in the front seat.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Squad car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad%20car. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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