Spanish Fort Police Chief John Barber will team up with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to fight the exploitation of children online.

"We see all too often on the news where people are arrested trying to exploit our children, and so by teaming up with ALEA, we can address these crimes in our community," Barber said Monday night at a regular city council meeting.

Barber said the partnership will provide his officers with resources they wouldn't usually have access to.

The council unanimously approved a measure allowing Barber to enter into a memorandum of agreement with ALEA. The special multi-agency group will be known as the Alabama Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

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