U.S. Department of Justice funding for the computers was received through Abita Springs affiliation with the St. Tammany Law Enforcement Consortium, which also includes the St. Tammany Sheriff's Office and eight other local departments.
Crimes listed on the page include thefts of guns, all-terrain vehicles, lawn mowers and computers.
The department has not yet received any leads from the public, but hits on the site have increased. Police Department Web site now offers a Crime Mapping section designed to help residents learn about crime trends. The mapping function was developed over the past year by the department's Crime Analysis unit. Maps include data on homicides, robberies, sexual assaults and other major crimes, and will be updated every three months. Police Department has outfitted 15 patrol cars with laptop computers that will enable officers to prepare reports in their vehicles, access department records and communicate by silent dispatch.