{"id":435568,"date":"2026-08-17T20:48:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/435568\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T20:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:48:51","slug":"bakersfield-police-sergeant-appointed-next-kern-county-district-attorney-chief-of-investigations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/435568\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakersfield police sergeant appointed next Kern County District Attorney chief of investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 A prominent sergeant with the Bakersfield Police Department’s Robbery and Homicide Unit will soon be joining the Kern County District Attorney’s Office.<\/p>\n

Robert Pair will start his tenure as the Chief of Bureau of Investigations with the DA’s office on Oct. 5, following the retirement of current chief, Randall Meyer.<\/p>\n

Meyer’s last day with the office will be Oct. 3, after 25 years servicing the Kern County community.<\/p>\n

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In his new role, Pair will lead the office’s Bureau of Investigations, overseeing more than 50 employees and 32 peace officers.<\/p>\n

“I’m honored and humbled to be selected to serve as the Chief of the Bureau of Investigations,” Pair said in a statement on Monday. “I look forward to serving the Kern County community with integrity and professionalism and continuing the exceptional work of the District Attorney’s Office investigators and staff.”<\/p>\n

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The Bureau conducts independent investigations for various cases, including public assistance fraud, public integrity cases, environmental enforcement and election fraud in the county, the DA’s office said.<\/p>\n

Before working in the Robbery and Homicide Department, Pair held roles in BPD’s Special Enforcement\/Gang Unit and as the department’s public information officer. The DA also said that he has served as a federally deputized Task Force Officer with both the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration.<\/p>\n

In the statement, District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer said that Sergeant Pair is “an outstanding law enforcement official,” and that she as worked with in the past.<\/p>\n

“It is my pleasure to appoint Sergeant Pair to this role, and I have full confidence that he will continue to provide invaluable leadership and expertise in this new position that is vital to the successful prosecution of criminal cases,” she said.<\/p>\n

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