Osoyoos break and enter results in re-arrest of multiple offender

PENTICTON – Osoyoos RCMP arrested a repeat offender following a break, enter and theft in the community last week.

Oliver resident Brooks Vandenbroek was arrested following a break-in and theft at Joe’s Plumbing and Heating in Osoyoos on June 18. He was also charged with several other counts of fraud and mail theft, eventually pleading guilty to 18 charges connected to crimes in and around Oliver, Osoyoos and Penticton, according to a release from Osoyoos RCMP.

Vendenbroek was released on a conditional sentence with numerous conditions. Under most circumstances, a breach of conditional sentence order would put the offender behind bars for the remainder of their sentence.

Osoyoos RCMP also dealt with a single vehicle collision involving a deer and a 2013 Honda Accord. A 26 year old female driver from Edmonton, Alberta was driving on Highway 3 approximately three kilometres east of Osoyoos when a deer jumped onto the highway.

The deer was killed in the collision and considerable damage was done to the vehicle. The driver was not injured.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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  1. Please put this person behind bars.I am so tired of repeat offenders gettring a break. Everytime you do that you are putting the public at risk.One stike, I can see a light sentence- give them a chance to change; Second time a stiffer sentence becuase they didn’t learn; and the third time throw the book at them because they don’t care and don’t WANT to change.Every time you release them it puts the public at risk, and I resent the fact that the judicial system thnks that is ok.That one person, the judge, can determine what is in the best interst of the populace when you aren’t the person being affected.How dare you!Please, some Judge, make a stand and say enough!

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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