Police launch urgent appeal to find missing man with links to Leeds

Police in North Yorkshire are launching an urgent appeal to find a missing man with links to Leeds - last seen a week ago.

Joseph Aherne, from Pickering, has links to Scarborough and Leeds.

Joseph, 59, was last seen on December 28, 2020.

Officers are now extremely concerned for his welfare.

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Joseph Aherne has links to Scarborough and Leeds

He is 5ft 9, medium-build with broken nose and blue eyes.

He is bald with some grey hair at the back and has a tooth missing from his front top row of teeth.

He is believed to be wearing jeans, a jacket, white trainers, a navy blue baseball cap and may be carrying a navy blue holdall, police said.

Information suggests Joseph could be in Scarborough.

If you have any information about Joseph's whereabouts please call 101 or 999 for an immediate sighting.

UPDATE: Joseph has now been found.

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