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BAKERSFIELD â Bakersfield Police Department launched an extensive series of warrants and a search with in the first five days after assuming the lead in searching for two boys who went missing in California City in December.
Bakersfield PD announced its new role as the lead agency on March 1 from the California City Police Department. CCPD had acted as the lead agency for seven weeks since the disappearance of 3-year-old Orson and 4-year-old Orrin West on Dec. 21, 2020.
The two toddlers were reported missing by their adoptive parents Trezzel and Jacqueline West from their Aspen Avenue home. Trezell West had stated the two boys were playing on the back patio while he was collecting firewood from adjacent field; when he returned outside, he had told police they were missing.
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Where are the boys : Disappearance of brothers Orrin and Orson West stuns California City
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Orson West, 3, left, and Orrin West, 4, have been missing since Dec. 21, 2020. Their adopted parents in California City reported them missing from home.California City Police Department/Handout
The small community of California City, a desert town in Kern County, has been haunted for over a month by the disappearance of two young residents, Orrin and Orson West.
The young boys went missing shortly before Christmas and, in the weeks since, police have uncovered little by way of clues. As frustration mounts in California City, signs have been erected along highly trafficked corridors. One reads: “Where are the boys?”