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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Chula Vista’s 10 Blazers are thought to be the first EVs to be used as squad cars in San Diego County, Molina said.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
An Illinois State Police squad car was left damaged after being side-swiped by a hit-and-run driver during a traffic stop overnight on Interstate 94.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 25 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
But the study does count the arson of 11 NYPD squad cars in June of 2025, a case that Ware said would not necessarily have made his list.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
An Illinois State Police squad car was left damaged after being side-swiped by a hit-and-run driver during a traffic stop overnight on Interstate 94.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 25 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
But the study does count the arson of 11 NYPD squad cars in June of 2025, a case that Ware said would not necessarily have made his list.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Squad car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad%20car. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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