The former police chief of the Village of Kenmore was sentenced to one year of probation and a $1,000 fine for unlawfully possessing hydrocodone, a painkiller.

Peter Breitnauer, 68, admitted he took the pills from the drug drop-off box at the Kenmore police sation for personal use. He pleaded guilty to a federal drug possession charge in January. Breitnauer told officials he was battling an opioid addiction.

“It’s just not me,” Breitnauer told the judge at his sentencing Wednesday morning. “That kind of conduct isn’t me.”

Breitnauer’s attorney, Tom Eoannou, told the judge that Breitnauer had four major surgeries, and had been prescribed opioids to battle the pain 15 times.

“He did everything he could,” Eoannou said. “He couldn’t sleep. He wasn’t an addict. He didn’t abuse them. He took them when the pain became too great. It was a mistake and he readily acknowledged it.”

Eoannou added Breitnauer no longer uses hydrocodone.

Under the terms of his probation, Breitnauer will be barred from posessing a controlled substance, unless it is prescribed by a doctor. He will have to undergo drug testing. If he is found to be abusing a substance, he will be ordered to undergo treatment.

If Breitnauer successfully completes his probation requirements, his record will be expunged.