A brazen fugitive is taunting police as they continue a manhunt for him by changing his Facebook profile to depict himself as Where's Wally and declaring he is a "hide and seek champion".

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, who describes himself as a jockey, 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.