A suspect previously charged in connection with an arson at a Toronto-area MP’s home this summer has been arrested again after a house east of the city was destroyed in a fire that also damaged surrounding residences, police say.
The 24-year-old Ajax man, who had been charged in an arson at the home of Liberal MP Salma Zahid in August, is now facing 14 new charges following a blaze at an unoccupied Oshawa home, the Toronto Police Service has confirmed.
Durham Regional Police Service officers responded to reports of a blaze during the early morning hours of Aug. 24 near Rossland Road West and Church Street North in Oshawa….