However, instead of catching the gang, they encountered an unmarkedpolicecarin an unlit street.
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She recalls seeing apolicecarleaving the scene and a man who worked at the local municipality talking on his cellphone.
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She decided on the latter course, and was driven in apolicecarto the gangway of the aeroplane.
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The detectives in thepolicecarthought the driver was driving so dangerously that it was not safe to overtake him.
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At the moment he knows that if apolicecarhas driven past he is not likely to see another for a couple of hours.
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Everypolicecarquite rightly goes about with wireless apparatus.
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On recovering from the fit he was taken home in apolicecarand put to bed.
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Instead, that day, two senior officers of the serious crime squad arrived to give him a special escort in apolicecar.
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It is difficult for the police to make sure that the house is not being vandalised even while apolicecaris passing.
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They arrived, dragged him clear from the door and forced him into apolicecar.
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Is it not because they see apolicecarthat they conform with the law?
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He was followed by apolicecarwith two policemen in it.
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There was a total of seven prison officers, including the principal officer, as well as those in thepolicecar.
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Just think of thepolicecarwaiting outside the "pub", or the private cocktail party.
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One always sees, of course, where there is apolicecar, that everybody is on his best behaviour.
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