A GANG of career criminals terrorised people in their own homes by breaking in and threatening to kill them before escaping with low-value items and cash. In one instance a vulnerable man’s phone line was cut by the thugs so he would be unable to call for help as they threatened to slit his throat. The burglary and robbery spree undertaken by Jamie Lonsdale, Mark Swain and James ‘Bronco’ Doherty took place in April 2019 in Accrington. The trio have now been jailed for a total of more than 30 years after Swain and Lonsdale were deemed to be dangerous offenders.