Welcome.
Since 1996, California-based Bear Witness has delivered highly-discreet private investigation and expert surveillance services to clients seeking information, evidence, and answers. We are a State of California licensed private investigation firm for hire, founded and operated by U.S. military veterans who bring buckets of skillset, consistency, and passion to every assignment we accept.
Quality Over Quantity
We deliberately limit our caseload. Every client works directly with an experienced private investigator who has serious credentials — not a call center, not a new-hire, not a rotating cast of rookies & wanna-be’s. That direct relationship is what lets us move quickly when a case changes and deliver evidence that actually holds up when, and where, it matters most: in a courtroom, in a custody hearing, in a business dispute, or in your own personal and private life.
What We Investigate
Our casework spans personal, business, and legal matters: infidelity and divorce-related surveillance, child custody and parenting-time documentation, background checks and people location, business investigations, insurance and workers’ compensation fraud, theft and missing persons, and other private investigative services throughout California.
Professional Standards
Bear Witness operates under the ethical and licensing standards set by the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS). Our PI license is current, active, and in good standing and has been as such…for 30 years running.
Where We Work
Bear Witness private investigators provide expert investigation and surveillance services throughout California – where we live, work, & play — from San Diego and Orange County to Los Angeles, from Ventura to Riverside and the Inland Empire, from Santa Barbara to Sacramento, from Central California to the San Francisco Bay Area — with case work extending nationally and internationally when needed.