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Durham police ask for help finding missing 71-year-old man in Ajax

Durham Regional Police are asking for help finding a 71-year-old Ajax man last seen Tuesday evening near Harwood Avenue and Bayly Street.

By Daily Durham News

Nov 11, 2026, 1:12 a.m. ET1 min read

The Ajax Public Library Main Branch building in Ajax, Ontario, photographed from outside with a tree and lawn in the foreground. — File photo of the Ajax Public Library Main Branch in Ajax. The photo does not show the missing man or the place where he was last seen. · Credit: Ramosc55 / Wikimedia Commons

Durham Regional Police are asking for the public's help finding a 71-year-old Ajax man who was last seen on Tuesday evening. Police posted the appeal on Tuesday evening, November 10, saying the man was last seen at about 5:30 p.m. in the area of Harwood Avenue and Bayly Street in Ajax.

Police describe him as 71 years old. He was last seen wearing a light-coloured baseball cap, a dark jacket over a hoodie, blue jeans and dark shoes, according to the police appeal.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Durham Regional Police at 905-579-1520, ext. 1805.

The appeal was posted to the police service's official Instagram account on Tuesday evening. It had not yet been added to the service's missing-persons webpage as of early Wednesday morning.

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