Community Safety Alert: 10-Year-Old Yusif Hassan Missing from Hatchet Lake, Nova Scotia

Section 1: The Alert

The RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment is urgently asking for the public’s assistance in locating 10-year-old Yusif Hassan, reported missing from the Hatchet Lake area in Nova Scotia. He was last seen on the evening of March 22, 2026, at around 6:00 p.m. near 2141 Prospect Rd. in Hatchet Lake.

This is an active missing child investigation. Police are seeking any information that could help locate Yusif quickly and safely. Community members in and around Prospect Road, Hatchet Lake, and neighbouring areas are urged to review the description and photo below and contact police immediately if they believe they have seen him or have any relevant information.

Section 2: Official Details from RCMP

According to the official information released by RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment, the following details are confirmed:

• Name: Yusif Hassan
• Age: 10 years old
• Last seen: March 22, 2026, at approximately 6:00 p.m.
• Last known location: Area of 2141 Prospect Rd., Hatchet Lake, Nova Scotia
• Hair: Brown
• Eyes: Brown
• Clothing at time of disappearance:
  • Blue traditional Kurdish clothing
  • Red scarf worn on his head
• Communication: RCMP report that Yusif does not communicate verbally.

How the Community Can Help Right Now

CrimeCanada.ca is asking our community to assist immediately. If you are in or have recently travelled through the Hatchet Lake or Prospect Road area, please carefully review Yusif’s photo and description above. Even a small detail about a possible sighting could be crucial.

If you have any information about the whereabouts of Yusif Hassan, please contact:

• RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment: 902-490-5020
• Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers (anonymous): 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
• Online anonymous tip: www.crimestoppers.ns.ca
• P3 Tips app: Submit an anonymous tip through the mobile app.

When sharing this alert online or in local community groups, please do so respectfully and focus on verified information from official sources and trusted safety aggregators such as our Canadian safety alerts hub.

RCMP File Number: 26-45147

Section 3: CrimeCanada.ca Safety Perspective

From the perspective of CrimeCanada.ca, missing child cases like this one in Nova Scotia highlight how essential rapid community awareness and coordinated vigilance are to public safety. While our national crime and safety datasets often focus on long-term trends, such as those available for smaller communities across Canada, each individual missing child case is an urgent situation where minutes matter more than statistics.

We encourage residents in Hatchet Lake and the broader Halifax region to take the following general precautions and actions:

• Stay alert when travelling near Prospect Road and surrounding neighbourhoods; pay attention to children who may appear lost, distressed, or alone.
• If you believe you see Yusif, do not approach in a way that could startle him—especially given that he does not communicate verbally. Instead, keep him in sight if it is safe to do so and call 902-490-5020 immediately.
• Share this alert with neighbours, local community centres, schools, and places of worship, ensuring the photo and description are clearly visible.
• Rely on verified information from police and recognized safety resources rather than rumours or unconfirmed posts on social media.

Our mission at CrimeCanada.ca is to support safer communities by combining real-time alerts with broader safety context. While we track crime and public safety indicators across the country, including smaller municipalities and rural areas such as Hyas, Saskatchewan crime and safety trends, it is community-level action in moments like this that makes the most direct difference. Your awareness, quick reporting, and responsible information sharing can help bring a missing child home safely.

Official Source & Community Safety

This safety alert is based on an official release from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). CrimeCanada.ca aggregates and analyzes this data to keep the nova-scotia community informed, aware, and safe. We are an independent safety data aggregator and not the original creators of the underlying incident report.

Read the full official release here: RCMP Official Statement.