How to Use patrol car in a Sentence

patrol car

noun

• The driver turned the car around, hit the patrol car and sped away.
  — Thallman, oregonlive, 16 June 2023
• 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 | [e-mail], al, 23 Mar. 2023
• 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 | [e-mail], 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
• The deputies turned around and exchanged words with the skateboarders before one of them — Vega — grabbed Alegria and shoved him into the back of a patrol car.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
• If backup arrives, perhaps that patrol car could only be used to box in the suspect’s car.
  — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2024
• Smith then pushed Hare into the passenger seat and drove the patrol car away, with Hare still in the vehicle, according to Weisler.
  — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2024
• The patrol car was empty, and officers near the vehicle were able to avoid the collision.
  — Hunter Lee, Orange County Register, 16 June 2024

Last Updated: 19 Sep 2024