YOU SAID:
When I looked, I saw three police cars
INTO JAPANESE
見てみるとパトカーが3台見えた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I saw three police cars
INTO JAPANESE
パトカーを3台見た
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I saw 3 police cars
INTO JAPANESE
パトカーを3台見た
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I saw 3 police cars
That didn't even make that much sense in English.