Role reversal: Battalion Chief nabs cop on drunk driving charges. Read and watch the story from Toledo.

In Toledo, Ohio a bit of an unusual story. An on-duty police officer has been arrested and charged with drunk driving. The man who blew the whistle on him is a firefighter.

According to the Toledo Blade, Officer James Breier, on patrol Friday afternoon, was sent to investigate an accident involving a Toledo fire truck. Arriving on the scene, Officer Breier interacted with a battalion chief. It was the chief who noticed the smell of alcohol on Breier’s breath.

A police sergeant sent to the scene agreed and had Officer Breier taken into custody. Officer Breier, on the force since 1982,  has been suspended without pay.