Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in Norwalk mistook [Barry] Schleider for a robbery suspect, pinning him against his car and interrogating him as a police helicopter whirred overhead.

Schleider is now a chiropractic consultant by day who spends his nights moonlighting as a reserve officer for the Costa Mesa Police Department.

His specialty is busting drunk drivers. And on Nov. 3, Mothers Against Drunk Driving of Orange County will honor Schleider for the 230 drunk-driving arrests he made in the past year, placing him among the county's top four arresting officers--the only reserve cop to share that honor.