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Officers then tried to get Ramirez into the back of the police car, before falling to her knees and asking to call her husband.—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026 The Chicago Police Department in 2022 instituted new procedures to discourage police car chases, a policy change that presumably will reduce the number of these terrible accidents going forward but which can complicate the city’s ability to defend itself in court.—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026 Heliövaara, his family and Patten were told to get out of the car, before being taken back to the first checkpoint in a police car.—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026 Brooks struck a police car and a tow truck before fleeing the scene, investigators said.—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for police car