Police looking for missing Kanata 67-year-old with medical condition

By Natasha O'Neill

Posted Dec 3, 2024 09:24:11 AM.

Last Updated Dec 3, 2024 09:24:18 AM.

Police are concerned for the well-being of Joseph Rene Leroux who was last seen Nov. 24 around 8:00 p.m.

The missing 67-year-old has a condition that requires medication, officials said in a press release. He was seen leaving his residence in the Glen Carin neighbourhood in Kanata.

Leroux has a slim build with grey and black hair, and police cannot describe the clothing he was last wearing. He is known to frequent St. Laurent Boulevard and Montreal Road area.

It is possible he could have travelled to Embrun.

Anyone with information about Leroux’s current whereabouts is asked to call the Ottawa Police at 613-236-1222.

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