squad car
noun
: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio
called also black-and-white, cruiser, prowl car
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Boelter is accused of going to the homes of two other lawmakers in a vehicle altered to resemble a squad car, without making contact with them, before going to the home of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in nearby Brooklyn Park.
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Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
The squad car then hit a light pole and caught fire at the intersection of W. Rawson Ave.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
Before the attacks, Boelter compiled a list of mostly Democratic state lawmakers and their addresses, disguised his SUV to look like a police squad car, and purchased a silicone mask and a cache of weapons, according to the affidavit.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 27 June 2025
By the time the officer returned to his squad car, the truck was no longer in sight, so the officer did not pursue.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 4 July 2025
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Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
The squad car then hit a light pole and caught fire at the intersection of W. Rawson Ave.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
Before the attacks, Boelter compiled a list of mostly Democratic state lawmakers and their addresses, disguised his SUV to look like a police squad car, and purchased a silicone mask and a cache of weapons, according to the affidavit.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 27 June 2025
By the time the officer returned to his squad car, the truck was no longer in sight, so the officer did not pursue.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for squad car
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“Squad car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad%20car. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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