police car

noun

: a car used by police officers

Examples of police car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Grisanti himself is then handcuffed and put in a police car, still name-dropping high-ranking officials. CBS News, 6 June 2024 Spertus also tried unsuccessfully to argue that Grossman was not read her rights during nearly an hour of waiting in a police car after the crash and as such, her statements during that period were inadmissible. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024 Video of the arrest obtained by the Miami Herald showed Brito being comforted by other women as an officer led her to a police car outside of Gramps. Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024 One of the alleged co-conspirators who was caught posted a video that evening of a police car blasting its warning lights, apparently as seen from the passenger-side rearview mirror of the car being pursued. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024 The two other individuals transported to the hospital were the 32-year-old driver and a 20-year-old ride-along passenger of the police car. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024 Police scooped up the woozy 11-year-old and laid her on the trunk of the police car until an ambulance arrived. Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024 Read Next Florida Goofy alligator crawls into Florida road, snuggles responding police car, photo shows May 10, 2024 7:39 AM Read Next Florida All-white baby gator — ‘rarest alligator in the world’ — on display in Florida. Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024 The female officer searched him, remarking on their obvious height difference, as the male officer returned to his police car to run Metka’s information. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024

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“Police car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20car. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.

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