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The Tucson Police Department’s Web site, crippled nearly 2 weeks ago by a hacker, is expected to be back up and working within 48-hours, said the department’s webmaster.

The hacker, who goes by the handle “Hmei7,” cracked through the City’s firewall and the Police Department’s firewall to get into the Web site, said Pat Johnson, who maintains the department’s Web site.

The hacker was able to get into it and changed the titles of the Department’s press releases, he said.

Johnson emphasized that the hacker was only able to break into the Web site database and did not get into any other Police Department records containing personal or confidential information.

Johnson described the hacker as a prankster from Indonesia. Once inside the Web site “Hmei7” changed the title of all of the Police Department press releases to “Hmei7 has touched your soul,” Johnson said.

Sgt. Mark Robinson, a Tucson Police Department spokesman said the Web site has been down for two weeks so Web technicians could figure out what the hacker did and enhance security so it doesn’t happen again.