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|Row 1 info = [[Metro-Dade Police Department|Metro-Dade]] Officer
 
|Row 2 title = Born
 
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|Row 2 info = 1955
 
|Row 2 info = 1955
 
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|Row 3 info = Active
 
|Row 3 info = Active
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|Row 4 info = "[[Heart of Darkness]]"<br>"[[Cool Runnin']]"<br>"[[One Eyed Jack]]"<br>"[[No Exit]]"<br>"[[Milk Run]]"<br>"[[Golden Triangle (Part II)]]"
 
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'''Lester Kosko''' (born 1955) was an officer with the [[Metro-Dade Police Department]] who specialized in electronics, including surveillance, covert listening devices and alarm systems. In [[1984]], he was temporarily assigned to the [[Organized Crime Bureau]] to help with the unit's surveillance needs.
'''Lester Kosko''' (born 1955) is a Metro-Dade policeman with a specialty in electronics, surveillance, and technical situations. He helped wire up the sting operation in Broward looking for stolen items, then assisted in clearing up a tape made after [[Jake Esteban]] was shot to determine the responsible parties, then wires [[Vincent DeMarco]] to attempt to get incriminating evidence against [[Albert "Al" Lombard]], next works to bug [[Tony Amato]]'s house and rig up sophisticated surveillance aboard Crockett's boat, and he then used an electronic long-range microphone and tape recorder to capture [[General Lao Li]]'s death order on his [[Lao Li Grandsons|grandsons]]. After those events, Lester was reassigned back to Metro from OCB and the electronic surveillance was taken over by Switek & Zito.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
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==Biography==
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Among the [[Organized Crime Bureau|OCB]] cases Kosko was involved in was the stolen goods sting operation run by [[Stan Switek|Switek]] and [[Larry Zito|Zito]] in Broward, for which Kosko installed the electronic equipment. He also cleaned up the tape recorded by Detective [[Jake Esteban]] when he was shot, wired [[Vincent DeMarco]] in an attempt to get incriminating evidence against [[Al Lombard]], bugged [[Tony Amato]]'s house and rigged up sophisticated surveillance aboard the ''[[St. Vitus Dance]]'', and captured General [[Lao Li]]'s death order on his [[Lao Li Grandsons|grandsons]] using an electronic long-range microphone and tape recorder.
   
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Following these events, Kosko was reassigned back to Metro from OCB and electronic surveillance duties were taken over by Switek and Zito.
   
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*Kosko was both a credited and an uncredited character; while he appeared in six episodes in total, he did not receive an acting credit for "[[One Eyed Jack]]", "[[Milk Run]]" or "[[Golden Triangle (Part II)]]".
   
 
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Latest revision as of 20:36, 4 December 2018

Lester Kosko

Lester

Affiliation
Metro-Dade Officer
Born
1955
Status
Active
Episode(s)
Played By


Lester Kosko (born 1955) was an officer with the Metro-Dade Police Department who specialized in electronics, including surveillance, covert listening devices and alarm systems. In 1984, he was temporarily assigned to the Organized Crime Bureau to help with the unit's surveillance needs.

Biography

Among the OCB cases Kosko was involved in was the stolen goods sting operation run by Switek and Zito in Broward, for which Kosko installed the electronic equipment. He also cleaned up the tape recorded by Detective Jake Esteban when he was shot, wired Vincent DeMarco in an attempt to get incriminating evidence against Al Lombard, bugged Tony Amato's house and rigged up sophisticated surveillance aboard the St. Vitus Dance, and captured General Lao Li's death order on his grandsons using an electronic long-range microphone and tape recorder.

Following these events, Kosko was reassigned back to Metro from OCB and electronic surveillance duties were taken over by Switek and Zito.

Notes

Main Characters:

James "Sonny" Crockett Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs Gina Calabrese Stan Switek Larry Zito "Big Booty" Trudy Joplin Martin "Marty" Castillo Lou Rodriguez

Minor Characters:
Caroline Crockett Billy Crockett Caitlin Davies Isadore "Izzy" Moreno Nugart "Noogie" Lamont Esteban Calderone Orlando Claderone Al Lombard Lester Kosko Valerie Gordon Frank Hackman Oswaldo Guzman Frank Mosca

Miami Vice Film:
James "Sonny" Crockett Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs Trudy Joplin Zito Castillo Gina Calabrese Michael Switek