The Harlingen Police Department held a retirement ceremony to celebrate Police Chief Michael Kester’s last day. Chief Kester ...

Kester plans to retire next month after 35 years with the Harlingen Police Department, according to Harlingen City Manager Gabe Gonzalez. He became Captain and Deputy Chief in 2003. In 2016, he ...

Jan. 17—HARLINGEN — Since he took his first job as a patrolman, Police Chief Michael Kester has helped transform the police department to fight crime across the city's changing landscape.

Jan. 8—HARLINGEN — After nearly six years on the job, Police Chief Michael Kester is retiring as officials launch a search the city's next top cop. Kester, a 35-year department veteran ...