Michael Winters
Deputy Chief County Detective, Lancaster County Office of the District Attorney
2025
Mike Winters is employed as the Deputy Chief County Detective, with the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Deputy Chief Winters retired from the Lancaster City Bureau of Police after almost 24 years of service, where he spent most of his career in Criminal Investigations focusing on violent crimes and gangs. He retired as a Captain in August 2022 and began his work with the District Attorney’s Office, where he established partnerships within county government, local law enforcement agencies and the FBI to create the Lancaster County Threat Advisory Group (TAG). TAG is a multi-disciplinary, Behavioral Threat Assessment Management team, and Deputy Chief Winters serves as the team’s coordinator. He has also worked closely with the FBI during the implementation and growth of the Community Anti-Threat Officer program (CATO). He has been a law enforcement instructor for over 20 years and is a graduate of Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command.
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