Police are looking for Jacek Pryzbel who is missing from the Horden Hall Farm cottages area of Seaham.
He has been missing since Sunday, March 12.
The 47-year-old is described as being of medium build, with blue eyes and short hair and was last seen wearing a yellow coat, light-coloured hoodie, shoes with no socks and a red hat with a ‘Poland’ symbol on.
Anyone who has seen Mr Pryzbel is asked to contact Peterlee response on 101, quoting incident number 361 of March 12.
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