Joshua Frederick George Hawkins was last seen in Brockville, Ontario, on the evening of January 28, 2018. He had been admitted to Brockville General Hospital for mental health treatment the day before and fled the facility around 6:00 p.m., seen running down Hill Street in a hospital gown and boxers in cold weather. A short time later a resident on Ormond Street reported a break-in in which a man stole a yellow Tommy Hilfiger sweater, a teal polo shirt, and slippers; the slippers later were recovered discarded as the man ran.

Searches by Brockville Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police covered the area near Hamilton Street and the CN Rail tracks, North Augusta Road and other local locations, and included canine units. A reported sighting of a man matching Joshua’s description exiting a dark-colored truck at the Parkedale Avenue McDonald’s did not produce further leads. Authorities have described the circumstances as criminally suspicious and the Ontario government has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Joshua is described as 6 feet 1 inch, 175 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes and multiple tattoos, including a red heart on his right arm, Kaitlyn on his calf, and Godfather puppets along his ribs. Does anyone who was in Brockville on January 28, 2018, or who knew Joshua, have information that could help investigators?