Cory Buckley served as a Redmond Police Officer from 2014 until January 23, 2020, when he resigned in lieu of termination while under an Internal Affairs Investigation unrelated to the case he just plead guilty to. The purpose of the Internal Affairs investigation in 2020 that resulted in Mr. Buckley’s resignation was related to his improper contact with a community member via a department issued cell phone that began in April of 2019 and continued through October of 2019.
Details of this investigation were forwarded to the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office and Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) for review.
Today, September 22, 2020, Cory Buckley was sentenced for Official Misconduct regarding an offense which took place while he was a Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) Detective with the Redmond Police Department. The victim in this case reported the incident to local law enforcement after Mr. Buckley had resigned from RPD and it was investigated by the Bend Police Department.
The Redmond Police Department is grateful to the Bend Police Department for conducting a complete and thorough investigation in order to ensure justice was served for the victim. Mr. Buckley’s actions directly violated department policies, core values, the law enforcement code of ethics and the public’s trust. We want to assure our community that the Redmond PD takes allegations of unprofessional police conduct seriously and will always respond to such conduct in a manner that reflects the trust our residents have placed in us.