The gang also trolled a post on a Clitheroe community Facebook page featuring the co-defendants breaking into a car, laughing and saying “that’s me in the boot”. But something tells us they aren't laughing now 😃

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Not Samuel Walmsley’s brightest idea. 💡 He’s one of fourteen men jailed for nearly 50 years for his role in crime conspiracies in Great Harwood.

Our investigation unravelled the criminal activity of Sam and his friends - Kevin Docherty, Noah Mulligan & Jordan Whittam. We recovered videos from Walmsley’s phone, implicating the gang as being involved in burglary, vehicle theft and the supply of cocaine and cannabis.

It wasn’t too difficult, mind.🙄 They filmed cash and bank cards stolen during a burglary in Clitheroe.

As well as showing off a stolen van on Snapchat, capturing items taken during burglaries and describing it as “a good night’s work”.

These defendants thought it appropriate to capture their criminal activities on film and brazenly mock hard-working members of society. We're here to send a message to anyone intent on this type of criminality - this will not be tolerated in Lancashire.

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Just so we get terminology right, they weren't trolling. Trolling is when someone starts an argument for the sake of causing agitation without having skin in the game. These guys were "boasting" not trolling, maybe you can say "trawling" but even that is not quite right.

Absolute bellends, so glad u got them jailed and exposed the pricks, we need to see more posts like this from u coz this is sooo satisfying

Watching this.. laughing and joking about robbing... Bet them arrests felt good!

😭😭you're mocking it

All I want to know, the police did their jobs, the criminals got what they deserved for their crimes, jail. Maybe it's just me but I feel uncomfortable that the police seem to be gloating....they got them because they posted most of the evidence it seems?!