Cathy Lanier Biography

Cathy Lanier spent nearly 27 years with the Metropolitan Police Department. Serving much of her career working through the ranks in uniform patrol Cathy served as the Commanding Officer of the Fourth District one of the largest and most diverse residential patrol districts in the city. She also served as the Commanding Officer of the Department’s Major Narcotics Branch and Vehicular Homicide Units.
Shortly after 9/11 Cathy was named Commander of the Special Operations Division (SOD) where she managed the Emergency Response Team Aviation and Harbor Units Explosive Ordinance Division Horse Mounted and Canine Units Special Events/Dignitary Protection Branch the Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Civil Disturbance Units. During her tenure as SOD Commander she established the agency’s first Homeland Security/Counter-Terrorism Branch and created an agency-wide chemical biological radiological response unit known as the Special Threat Action Team.
In 2006 the MPD’s Office of Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism (OHSCT) was created and Cathy was tapped to be its first Commanding Officer. A highly respected professional in the areas of homeland security and community policing she took the lead role in developing and implementing coordinated counter-terrorism strategies for all units within the MPD and launched Operation TIPP (Terrorist Incident Prevention Program).

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