{"id":916174,"date":"2026-10-01T04:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/916174\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T04:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:56:14","slug":"oshawa-arson-suspect-facing-14-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/916174\/","title":{"rendered":"Oshawa arson: Suspect facing 14 charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 24-year-old man faces 14 additional charges after an Ajax home was destroyed by fire. He is also accused of targeting MP Salma Zahid\u2019s home. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">An Ajax man is facing more than a dozen charges after an unoccupied home in Oshawa was destroyed in a fire that also caused \u201csignificant\u201d damage to neighbouring residences, police say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The blaze, which police are investigating as an arson, broke out on Aug. 24 near Rossland Road West and Church Street North.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Toronto police say officers from Durham Regional Police Service attended a fire call in that area at around 4:20 a.m. that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Investigators said one of the neighbouring residences that was damaged had people inside at the time, but they all got out safely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Several other homes were reportedly doused in an accelerant but did not ignite, they said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A joint investigation between Toronto Police Service and Durham Regional Police Service resulted in the identification of a suspect. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Roshvin Crofton, 24, of Ajax, was arrested on Sept. 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He is facing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tps.ca\/media-centre\/news-releases\/67017\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tps.ca\/media-centre\/news-releases\/67017\/\">total of 14 charges<\/a>, including break and enter, possession of property obtained by crime, arson, and mischief damage to property. Crofton was also charged with breach of probation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The charges have not been tested in court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Crofton had a Sept. 29 court date.<\/p>\n<p>Accused charged in arson probe at Scarborough MP\u2019s home<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Toronto police have confirmed to CP24 that the accused is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/toronto\/article\/toronto-police-arrest-suspect-accused-of-setting-vehicles-on-fire-at-liberal-mps-home\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/toronto\/article\/toronto-police-arrest-suspect-accused-of-setting-vehicles-on-fire-at-liberal-mps-home\/\">same man charged in an Aug. 27 arson at Liberal MP Salma Zahid\u2019s Scarborough home<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A second suspect wanted in that incident remains at-large. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Police are also seeking information about the whereabouts of the black 2025 Hyundai Sonata between Aug. 23 and that arson on August 27.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/K6YYYW33E5C5VEXKFZTH3MNISE.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"532\"\/>Black 2025 Hyundai Sonata, Aug. 27 arson A black 2025 Hyundai Sonata wanted in an Aug. 27 arson in Scarborough. (TPS photo) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">This investigation is ongoing and anyone with further information is asked to contact Toronto police at 416-808-4300 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.<\/p>\n<p>Related Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 24-year-old man faces 14 additional charges after an Ajax home was destroyed by fire. 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