Wanted man taunts police on Facebook

 A fugitive is taunting police as they continue a manhunt for him.Police brought in a helicopter and sniffer dogs as they scoured the market town of Leyburn, North Yorks, throughout the weekend in a search for JJ McMenamin.
But the 30-year-old, told his Facebook friends he was close enough to watch the search take place on Saturday afternoon.


Around a dozen police officers were called in to search on foot after it is understood McMenamin breached his bail conditions by failing to attend court , UK Mirror reports.

He changed his facebook profile to an image  accompanied with the words “Dude... I’m right here.”

In one post he said:

 “Buddy if they really new how close they are too me, not a scooby do where I am. Even got sniffer dogs out and I’m still sat giggling.”

 In another post, the wanted man said he had watched one officer struggling over garden fences.

“I nearly felt sorry for him and was gunna go back give him a hand over but he had a taser - f**k that,” he added.

McMenamin, from Middlesbrough, later posted a photo which appeared to show him relaxing in a hot tub and another holding a cocktail.

In another message he claimed he had escaped to Leeds.

Police spent several hours searching Leyburn town centre for the wanted man.A police helicopter hovered over the town for about an hour.

A spokesman said: “

He is still at large and we are continuing to search for him.”Anyone with information on his whereabouts was urged to call North Yorkshire Police on 101