Police van

A police van is a van operated by police. A police van might also be known as a paddy wagon, divisional van, patrol van, patrol wagon, police wagon, Black Mariah/Maria, police carrier, pie wagon (in old-fashioned usage), or squadrol (a unique term used by the Chicago Police Department). Police vans are usually employed for the transport of prisoners inside a specially adapted cell in the vehicle, the rapid transport of a number of officers to an incident, or to carry and move equipment.