BAKERSFIELD POLICE

DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Greg Terry, Chief of Police

Robert Pair, Sergeant

Public Information Officer
661-326-3803
rpair@bakersfieldpd.us

For Immediate Release March 15, 2021

On Friday, March 12th, the Bakersfield Police Department executed a search warrant at
a residence in east Bakersfield regarding the ongoing investigation into the
disappearance of Orrin and Orson West.

This information is being provided in response to numerous media inquiries regarding

the facts and circumstances of the search. Search warrants are a normal investigative
tool used in all types of investigations, and a standard investigative/legal measure to
protect the rights of persons. Any inference of guilt or criminal activity based upon
service of a search warrant is unfounded and contrary to its purpose.

Limited information is being provided to protect the integrity of the investigation and
ultimately safeguard any facts from being tainted. The public is strongly discouraged
from making assumptions of guilt and dissemination of rumor and speculation.

Anyone with information is strongly encouraged to contact Kern Secret Witness at

(661) 322-4040 or the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111 .

You can now send an anonymous tip to the Bakersfield Police Department. Access the “Submit an Anonymous
Tip” link on the Bakersfield Police Department homepage (www.bakersfieldpd.us) from your computer or internet
enabled mobile device. The tip, which can include photographs and video, is sent to the police department and
the sender remains completely anonymous. The same anonymous information can be sent by accessing
www.p3tips.com.

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th e l iv e s an d p rop e rt y o f th e pe op l e w e se rv e .

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