49-year-old Atif Sheikh of Aurora has been charged with Arson and Arson with a disregard for human life.
UPDATE: Charges have been laid against an Aurora man after two fires in Woodstock.
As a result of the second incident of arson at the same residence on Guysborough Drive on November 12, the Woodstock Police Service’s Criminal Investigations Bureau, the Community Response Unit, Drugs and Intelligence, as well as Uniform Patrol executed search warrants in both Aurora and St. Thomas on November 23.
Woodstock Police have charged 49-year-old Atif Sheikh with two counts of Arson, and five counts of Arson with a disregard for human life.
As the Woodstock Police Service continues to investigate these incidents, anyone with information in relation to the investigation is encouraged to contact Detective Constable Mutsaers at 519-421-2800 or Crime Stoppers.
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WOODSTOCK - The Woodstock Police Service is investigating a suspicious fire in the area of Dorchester Court and Guysborough Drive.
Officers were called out to the area at around 1:50 a.m. on Tuesday, where they found two vehicles engulfed in flames. The vehicles were parked in a driveway at the time, and a suspect was spotted walking up to the driveway before the fires started. They were no longer there when police arrived.
About $200,000 in damage has been reported to the vehicles, the garage and the driveway.
Police say there is no threat to public safety, and they're asking anyone with information to contact Detective Constable Theresa Mutsaers by calling 519-537-2323 with extension 3229.

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