How to Use patrol car in a Sentence

patrol car

noun
Definition of patrol carnext
  • The driver turned the car around, hit the patrol car and sped away.
    — Thallman, oregonlive, 16 June 2023
  • The deputy handcuffed Caleb and walked him to the back of his patrol car.
    — Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • The driver rammed a patrol car and took off, Chen said.
    — Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2023
  • Adames failed to evade the trooper and collided with the left side of the patrol car.
    — Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Dozens of patrol cars and ambulances were seen in the area.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The fire spread to two nearby patrol cars through the dry grass between them.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • 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
  • The officers managed to open the car and drag Irizarry out and place him into the patrol car.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Weaver said the bullet was found in the back seat of Poole’s patrol car with a fragment of his scalp attached.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 23 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Walz stopped when the officer turned on the patrol car’s flashing lights.
    — Brian Bennett, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The two officers got out of their patrol car and returned fire.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • The officer runs back toward the patrol car and reports that shots have been fired.
    — USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
  • They were transferred to a patrol car that took them to the entrance of Shuafat, where his hands were finally freed.
    — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Michigan State Police are looking for a man who set four patrol cars on fire at the Sault Ste.
    — Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Kohl rushed to his patrol car, grabbed a medical kit and put on plastic gloves.
    — USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Body camera video shows Darby grab a shotgun from his patrol car, sprint to the house and shout for Parker to drop his gun.
    — Ashley Remkus | [email protected], al, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Yi pulled Briggs’ wallet and ID from his pants pocket before placing him in the back of the patrol car.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2023
  • After police took Miller to the city jail, an officer drove the patrol car to the city’s body shop for a damage estimate to the door.
    — Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • After being put in the rear of a patrol car, a Fort Lauderdale police sergeant arrived.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024
  • Small put him inside a patrol car and fastened his seatbelt.
    — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Sergeant Wehner called for backup, and Randy was transferred to the patrol car of Jay Seifried, a full-fledged officer who had been on the force for eight years.
    — Shaila Dewan Madeleine Hordinski, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • On the ground level, patrol cars pulled up to the front of the building, sirens blasting – and dozens of officers spilled out of their cars running into the school.
    — Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 23 July 2024
  • The sergeant was inside the patrol car at the time and suffered minor injuries, Wisniewski said.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • In one county, sheriff’s deputies took the extra step to drive an expecting mother to the hospital in a patrol car.
    — Meghan Pryce, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Electric patrol cars are not yet legion and in many cities are likely less common than EVs among the general population, but their ranks are growing.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2024

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