A 19-year-old drug addict and convicted thief is taunting police on Facebook as he spends his fifth day on the run. Jake Castner, from Ballarat in Victoria, went into hiding last week after a warrant was issued for his arrest in relation to a string of thefts. He boasted on the social media site: ‘We don’t talk to police!’ The troubled teenager’s Facebook page is littered with drug references including offers of ‘bud for cash’ and an image of him smoking a glass pipe. Joking about the ‘nightmare’ title a magistrate gave him last year when he pleaded guilty to 33 offences, he wrote on Sunday: ‘Me I’m ur worst “NIGHTMARE”.’ Jake Castner, from Ballarat in Victoria, went into hiding last week after a warrant was issued for his arrest . The 19-year-old joked about the 'nightmare' title a magistrate gave him last November . On Sunday, on his fourth day on the run Jake Castner said 'we don't talk to police' On April 6, Castner boasted 'police can't catch me when I'm prowling' A Victoria police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: ‘A warrant has been issued for his arrest for a number of burglary and theft related offences in the Bacchus Marsh and Ballarat area.’ On 7 April he claimed he had a locked iPhone 4s for sale and boasted ‘f**k the police can’t catch when I’m prowling haha raided and hit all the legsyz out the window with timmy in the shadows gone [sic].’ On 6 April, he begged for a lift for a lift to hospital and asked for his mother’s phone number. ‘Just got raided who can give me a lift might have to go hospital what’s my mums number? Any1 [sic],’ he wrote. On 7 April Castner claimed he had 'iPhone 4s locked' for sale on his Facebook page . In numerous social media posts Castner asked for lifts in return for 'bud' In another recent post he asked for 'bud 4 cash' via Facebook . On 6 April, he begged for a lift for a lift to hospital and asked for his mother’s phone number . Castner pleaded guilty to 33 offences in November last year . When a friend asked if he is OK, he replied: ‘No tripping’. The Courier reports Jake Castner pleaded guilty to drug possession and evading police amongst other charges in November. Local magistrate Cynthia Toose said in court: ‘He’s a nightmare. He goes in and ransacks little children’s bedrooms because he’s got a drug addiction.’ Anyone who sees Castner is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at crimestoppersvic.com.au. He 'ransacked' a child's bedroom in the past, magistrate Cynthia Toose said . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
Jake Castner is wanted over burglary and theft-related offences . He is boasting about how the police 'can't catch' him on Facebook . He also appears to offer to sell drugs and a locked iPhone 4 . The 19-year-old was called a nightmare by a magistrate last year . Police are appealing for help to find the teen from Ballarat, Victoria .