Cathy L. Lanier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Cathy L. Lanier

American police chief

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1967

Place of Birth: Tuxedo, Maryland, United States

Profession: chief of police

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Cathy L. Lanier

  • Cathy Lynn Lanier (born July 22, 1967) is a former chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC).
  • Lanier was appointed by Washington, D.C.
  • Mayor Adrian Fenty in January 2007, replacing outgoing Police Chief Charles H.
  • Ramsey.
  • She is the first woman to hold the position.
  • In May 2012, Mayor Vincent C.
  • Gray agreed to retain Lanier as police chief under a new five-year contract.
  • Lanier accepted a third appointment from Mayor Muriel Bowser in 2016, making her the first Chief of Police in MPD history to serve three Mayors.
  • Violent crime dropped 23 percent over the years Lanier was chief, and homicides plunged to a half-century low in 2012.
  • On August 16, 2016, it was announced that Lanier had accepted a position as the Senior Vice President of Security with the National Football League.
  • Her last day as Police Chief was September 15, 2016.
  • Lanier was the longest serving Chief of Police in the history of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.

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