Oak Ridge police investigator Timothy Buckner was suspended without pay for three days after a 2024 internal investigation found he misused automated license plate readers for personal reasons. Buckner admitted accessing Flock Safety camera data through the State of Tennessee Integrated Criminal Justice Portal to track people’s locations.
WHO:Oak Ridge police investigator Timothy Buckner
WHAT:Buckner was suspended without pay for three days after admitting he misused automated license plate reader data for personal reasons.
WHEN:Reported Oct 28, 2026 at 11:59 AM ET
WHERE:Oak Ridge, Tennessee
WHY:The suspension followed an internal investigation that found Buckner accessed camera data to track people for personal reasons.
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