How to Use patrol car in a Sentence
patrol car
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The driver turned the car around, hit the patrol car and sped away.
—Thallman, oregonlive, 16 June 2023
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The deputy handcuffed Caleb and walked him to the back of his patrol car.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024
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The officer was inside the patrol car at the time of the crash.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2024
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He was seen in the back of the patrol car of Steven Calkins, the Collier County deputy on the scene.
—USA Today, 4 Apr. 2023
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Richardson put handcuffs on the 11-year-old and locked him in the back of the patrol car.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024
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The driver rammed a patrol car and took off, Chen said.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2023
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Police used to throw people in the back of a patrol car and take them to jail.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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Adames failed to evade the trooper and collided with the left side of the patrol car.
—Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2023
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Dozens of patrol cars and ambulances were seen in the area.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
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The fire spread to two nearby patrol cars through the dry grass between them.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
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In 1981, Barroso shot out the windshield of a Hialeah patrol car, which then crashed.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
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The man wasn’t a threat, and was inside Dupree’s patrol car in handcuffs, at the time, a trial brief says.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
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The officers managed to open the car and drag Irizarry out and place him into the patrol car.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 23 Aug. 2023
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Both Doggett and Sterling were unarmed when they were hit by the patrol cars.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
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The Tacoma was behind the Subaru and a patrol car parked behind both cars to block the lane.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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The crash caused Gallagher's patrol car to fly off the highway and flip upside down.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Weaver said the bullet was found in the back seat of Poole’s patrol car with a fragment of his scalp attached.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 23 Mar. 2023
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With their patrol car’s lights and sirens activated, the deputies were unable to ask the man to stop the truck.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
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Releasing Boss from the patrol car, Broyles and the dog pursued him on foot.
—Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
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The suspect then walked to the driver's side of the patrol car and allegedly shot Hare again, Weisler said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2024
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Toward the end of the video, Hopper is seen being escorted and placed in the back seat of a patrol car.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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The patrol car, but not Batzorig, was struck by gunfire.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
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At that point, Kim wrote, the man stopped running and Kim tried to stop the patrol car to prevent a collision.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
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Walz stopped when the officer turned on the patrol car’s flashing lights.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
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The two officers got out of their patrol car and returned fire.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2023
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The document alleged the man drove away from the traffic stop, at which point the rangers returned to their patrol car.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2025
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The body camera footage then shows Gilliam being led to a patrol car, hands cuffed behind her back.
—Colleen Slevin The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2024
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The officer runs back toward the patrol car and reports that shots have been fired.
—USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
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Flowers on the hood of a patrol car during a news conference at the Boulder Police Department.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 June 2025
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By that point, three other marked Broward Sheriff’s Office patrol cars and one unmarked car had arrived, lights flashing.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
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