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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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
An 80-year-old man stuck in a sinking pickup owes his life to the witness who flagged down a passing patrol car for help, according to police in Florida.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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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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
An 80-year-old man stuck in a sinking pickup owes his life to the witness who flagged down a passing patrol car for help, according to police in Florida.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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