BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The California Board of Parole Hearings denied release to a convicted third striker, who was convicted of several burglaries, including one in 1998.
The Kern County District Attorney’s Office said on January 6, 2026, BPH found that Rudolpho Alvarez continues to pose a current and unreasonable risk to public safety.
The DA’s office said on May 31, 1998, Alvarez committed a residential burglary in Bakersfield at the home of a man and his four children. On the night of the burglary, the victim’s children had gone to bed. The DA’s office said their father stayed up and was watching television when, sometime between 9 to 9:30 p.m., the father heard a “thump.”…