CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- A Coral Gables police officer was arrested Sunday, accused of soliciting sex from a prostitute in his police cruiser.

Officer Alan Davis, a 21-year veteran of the Coral Gables Police Department, is accused of soliciting a woman whom he thought was a prostitute but was actually a confidential informant working for police.

According to the arrest report, the 43-year-old officer was on duty and in uniform when he drove his marked Ford Expedition to Pierce Park and paid $40 for sex with the woman. Davis then brought her to an empty office building to perform the act, the arrest report said.

"He propositioned her," Coral Gables police Chief Michael Hammerschmidt said. "There was an exchange of money and, prior to any actual activity, he was arrested."

Davis, who is married with children, is charged with one misdemeanor count each of solicitation of prostitution and transportation of prostitution. He was released on bond and has been suspended without pay pending the outcome of the investigation.

"I'm disappointed for him," Hammerschmidt said. "But, more than that, I'm disappointed for this department and its members."