Cathy L. Lanier

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D.C. police Chief Cathy L. Lanier (The Washington Times) **FILE**

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Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said that even before decriminalization took effect, police did not actively pursue many marijuana possession charges. "Officers for the last 20 years have avoided possession of marijuana arrests because they've not been prosecuted for many, many years," Chief Lanier said. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier is not bound by recommendations of an officer complaints board. (Associated Press)

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Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier, pets and kisses the Metropolitan Police Department's first bloodhound, Sam, during a press conference, in Washington, DC., Thursday, August 29, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier, pets and kisses the Metropolitan Police Department's first bloodhound, Sam, during a press conference, in Washington, DC., Thursday, August 29, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier, pets the Metropolitan Police Department's first bloodhound, Sam, during a press conference, in Washington, DC., Thursday, August 29, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

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D.C. police Chief Cathy L. Lanier (The Washington Times)

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"I've seen weekends when we've had as many as 40 officers held out of service on hospital details guarding prisoners," Chief Cathy L. Lanier said Monday at a D.C. Council hearing. (The Washington Times)

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D.C. police Chief Cathy L. Lanier says her department has made headway in identifying records that correspond to sexual assaults questioned by Human Rights Watch in its blistering report that accused the department of failing to investigate the cases. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier wrote a letter to council Chairman Phil Mendelson urging him not to rush council member David A. Catania’s proposal to increase the privacy of personal email accounts. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier addresses recruit class 2012-3 at their graduation ceremony on Oct. 26, 2012 in Washington, telling the new officers that they must remember that although they have great responsibility and authority, they are also still human. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)