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Break-ins
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victim had more than $3,000 in CDs stolen from
his car, he said.
Sigler said the chances of retrieving stolen
goods are minimal. Out of the 625 break-ins so far
this year, only 38 have been solved, he said. The
chances of recovering merchandise are greater if
people engrave their driver’s license number on
everything including CDs, Sigler said.
“If we recover stolen goods and see an 8 digit
number vye will automatically run it to see if it is the
driver’s license number of someone,” Sigler said.
Sigler said to not attempt to confront suspi
cious persons around vehicles because thieves are
often armed and usually travel in groups.
“We had 2 assaults reported last month, and
earlier this year someone was stabbed with a
screwdriver,” Sigler said.
Both Sigler and Wiatt said prevention is the
best way to avoid car break-ins. The CSPD issued
a five-step plan to help prevent vehicle burglaries:
lock your doors, park in well-lit areas at night,
never leave valuables in plain view, activate any
vehicle alarms and immediately report any suspi
cious activity to the police.
“If (people) see anything suspicious they need to
call us. The vast majority of calls are nothing, but
we would rather go. That is our job,” Sigler said.
Cathleen Coats, a senior political science
major, said that she has started to remove items
from her car after two break-ins at her apartment
complex. “Now, I always detach the stereo face
and don’t hide it in my car anymore,” Coats said.
Wiatt said that although UPD has increased
surveillance of parking areas, it is important for
individuals to take responsibility.
“(Thieves) only break into cars where they can
see something worth stealing. People should put
valuables in the trunk or at least cover them up
with a blanket,” Wiatt said.
Security cameras have been installed in all
garages and some parking lots but Wiatt said their
effectiveness is limited because of the manpower
required to monitor the cameras.
Sigler said locking doors and activating car
alarms are very effective in preventing opportuni
ty break-ins which usually are committed by inex
perienced thieves, usually juveniles, in crowded
night spots.
Mississippi governor signs
medical malpractice bill
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) —
Mississippi Gov. Ronnie
Musgrove signed a bill Tuesday
that sets caps for medical mal
practice claims in a state where
multimillion-dollar verdicts have
driven away insurers and sky
rocketing premiums have driven
away doctors.
“Today Mississippi’s health
care crisis has been addressed,”
Musgrove said. “The end result
of this long special session was
a piece of legislation that offers
a foundation for better health
care in Mississippi.”
The compromise, which will
take effect Jan. 1, sets caps for
pain-and-suffering damages in
medical malpractice cases at
$500,000, increasing to $750,000
by 201 1 and $1 million by 2017.
Malpractice insurance rates
have soared — obstetricians pay
as much as $125,000 a year —
as Mississippi has gained a
national reputation as a state
with juries inclined to deliver
multimillion-dollar verdicts
against defendants ranging from
health maintenance organiza
tions to the tobacco industry.
Most of the 37 companies
who offered medical malprac
tice policies in Mississippi five
years ago have left. Many doc
tors have been left scrambling to
find coverage, and in some cases
have retired or left the state.
Several states have had simi
lar problems, including Nevada,
where a Las Vegas trauma cen
ter temporarily closed when all
but one of its 58 orthopedic
doctors resigned because they
couldn’t afford rising malprac
tice insurance premiums. In
August, Nevada Gov. Kenny
Guinn signed a bill capping
pain-and-suffering awards.
Last month, the U.S. House
passed a measure to cap pain-
and-suffering damages in med
ical malpractice suits. The bill
faces an uncertain future in the
Senate, where Democrats ques
tion whether the legislation
actually helps doctors.
“It does absolutely nothing to
fix the doctor’s problem of getting
affordable insurance,” said David
Baria, president of the Mississippi
Trial Lawyers Association.
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technology, but it will givens
better understanding of thduii-
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Pope said.
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institute will develop no nei
technology, it will bring mot
research grants to the University
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House GOP pushing
higher investment
loss deduction
WASHINGTON (AP)
Concerned about rising vi
anxiety about the economyors
weeks before a crucial election
House Republicans on Tuesd
began pushing a pair of tax cuts
for investors whose retirenr
accounts and stock portfolios
have suffered from the stod
market swoon.
While the bills cleared a at
mittee hurdle Tuesday andwi
probably pass the COPco
trolled House, the Senate
unlikely to act on them, give'
that the Democrats runningtM
Senate and its main purpose
as a campaign message.
But with the Nov. 5 vote
approaching and control
Congress at stake, Republics
said the bills would be crucial
Judge approves
Bush request to op®
West Coast ports
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A f ed
eral judge approved Presides
Bush's request Tuesday to reope
West Coast ports, ending a caus
tic 10-day labor lockout that a
cost the fragile U.S. economy
billion to $2 billion a day.
Three hours after Jus"
Department officials , , oC j
ments in a San Francteco‘ e ^
court. Judge William
agreed to impose an
cooling-off period in the disp [
under the Taft-Hartley Act.
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agement and labor canno
allowed to further harm
economy and force thousa
of working Americans from t
jobs," Bush said earlier Tuesd
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to intervene in a labor i s P
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