Fox, Cooper on tale of D.C. top cop

October 04, 2007 Fox has pacted with producer Bob Cooper for a drama project inspired by the story of Cathy Lanier, the newly appointed chief of police of Washington. Lanier, a 39-year-old white single mother who dropped out of high school after getting pregnant at 14, became D.C.'s first female police chief and one of the youngest heads of the 3,800-member department dominated by black male officers. In addition to dealing with the city's high crime rate, Lanier also has to deal with about 100 other law enforcement agencies operating in D.C.

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