patrol car

noun

: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio or computer : squad car

Placing an unarmed, compliant juvenile in the back of a patrol car transformed an investigatory stop into an arrest, the 9th Circuit held Aug. 24.—

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Residents are still not allowed into the area on their own, but a patrol car was slowly escorting residents, a few at a time, to what remained of their homes. —

Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 The crash caused Gallagher's patrol car to fly off the highway and flip upside down. —

Greg Wehner, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025 Sometime around midnight, Easton parked his patrol car in a rural area in Yuba County. —

Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025 A day earlier, sheriff’s officials sent an urgent message out to patrol cars, saying the air had become so toxic after days of wildfires that deputies should wear masks on the job and decontaminate their uniforms before stepping foot in their homes. —

Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for patrol car