FIVE-MONTH HATE WAR OVER pounds 40 PARKING FINE; Man jailed for warden threats.

Byline: BY STEPHEN WHITE

DRIVER Glen Chadwick was jailed yesterday for a five-month campaign of hatred against a traffic warden who gave him a pounds 40 ticket.

Chadwick, 50, threatened to break Mark Shearman's legs and said he'd make him lose his job.

Mr Shearman was terrified and quit after Chadwick told him: "You have a wife and child - I know where you all live."

When police arrested Chadwick, he said: "Traffic wardens are verminous creatures who deserve to live in sewers."

Judge Heather Lloyd, jailing him for 46 weeks, said Chadwick's "quite uncontrollable anger" and attitude were very worrying and he had an explosive temper.

She said he showed no remorse and was still angry.

Judge Lloyd added: "Your behaviour towards this man was intemperate, abusive and dismissive.

"The courts must demonstrate such conduct towards public servants will not be tolerated."

Chadwick was convicted at Burnley crown court of putting a person in fear of violence.

In the end, Chadwick's ticket was cancelled after an appeal because of a technicality - it was handed to him instead of being fixed to his windscreen.

Chadwick, of Burnley, flew into a rage after he was ticketed for parking in a loading bay last December.

He begged Mr Shearman not to issue the fine.

Chadwick caught the parking officer the next month on patrol and asked him again to let him off.

Chadwick then threatened him, telling him he knew where he lived with his partner and young child.

A few weeks later, he saw him again and Chadwick said he would break his legs. Mr Shearman was confronted again in February.

In April, Chadwick pulled up alongside him and told him: "I'll make sure you lose your job if my appeal is unsuccessful."

Such conduct towards public servants will not be tolerated

JUDGE HEATHER LLOYD

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THUG Glen Chadwick arrives at court yesterday; CONFRONTED A parking officer