Man arrested after fire at Ajax home linked to Liberal MP Salma Zahid
Roshvin Crofton faces new arson charges after an Oshawa home was destroyed and several nearby residences were damaged, police said.
- On Monday, the Toronto Police Service charged 24-year-old Roshvin Crofton of Ajax with 14 new offences following an August 24 fire that destroyed an unoccupied Oshawa home. Crofton previously faced charges for an August 27 arson at Liberal MP Salma Zahid's residence.
- The Oshawa fire occurred just two days before the arson at Zahid's home, where vehicles were doused in an accelerant and ignited. Investigators say the August 24 blaze destroyed the vacant property and damaged neighbouring residences.
- An unoccupied home was destroyed and neighbouring homes also 'suffered significant damage,' Toronto police said. One nearby residence was occupied, but residents escaped safely during the early morning blaze.
- A joint investigation by the Toronto Police Service and Durham Regional Police Service identified Crofton as the suspect. He faces multiple counts including attempted arson and disregard for human life, though charges have not yet been tested in court.
- Police continue to search for a second suspect who remains at large in connection with both incidents. Anyone with information is asked to contact Toronto police or Crime Stoppers as the investigation remains active.
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Man charged in alleged arson outside Toronto MP's Toronto home arrested for separate Ajax house fire
Police say a man previously charged in an alleged arson outside the Toronto home of Liberal MP Salma Zahid is now also facing charges in a fire that took place days earlier at a vacant home in Ajax, Ont.
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Man charged in alleged arson outside MP's Toronto home now charged in another fire
Police say a man previously charged in an alleged arson outside the Toronto home of Liberal MP Salma Zahid is now also facing charges in a fire that took place days earlier at a vacant home in Ajax, Ont.
Man Charged in Arson at Toronto-Area MP’s Home Now Facing Additional Charges in Second Blaze
Police have arrested and charged Roshvin Crofton, 24, (pictured) in relation to a fire fire set outside the home of Scarborough-Centre MP Salma Zahid’s home. (Photo courtesy of Toronto Police Service)
Man charged in alleged arson outside MP’s Toronto home now charged in another fire – 105.9 The Region
Police say a man previously charged in an alleged arson outside the Toronto home of Liberal MP Salma Zahid is now also facing charges in a fire that took place days earlier at a vacant home in Ajax, Ont. Investigators say a home in the city east of Toronto was set on fire in the early hours of Aug. 24. They say the home was destroyed and neighbouring homes were seriously damaged, while others were doused in an accelerant but didn’t ignite. Polic…
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