Handicapped parking spots used illegally

Q: Dear Jack, because of recent surgery, I'm handicapped. I really get angry at the people who ignore the spots reserved for handicapped people. What can be done about this? Security officers drove by and did nothing.

A: First, talk to the store manager or mall manager to let them know security missed a vehicle which was illegally parked.

Lt. David Gammill in Flowood and Lt. Norman Sipp in Ridgeland offered some other information. "Security officers are not authorized to enforce that," said Sipp, patrol division commander. "Handicapped parking comes under state law. Normally they'll call us and we send a police officer out to give the ticket." Gammill said Flowood does the same thing.

You also can do the same. Figure out which city the store is in and then call the nonemergency number for the police department in that city.