McElree supporters circulate petition – Bucks Round-Up – March 6, 2026
McElree supporters circulate petition
Supporters of Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree are circulating a petition via change.org backing his retention in the wake of a clash that led to the arrest of five teenage anti-ICE protesters. The encounter between police and the “Quakertown Five” occurred on February 20 after numerous students staged a walkout demonstrating their objection to recent federal immigration enforcement actions. The five teens face felony counts of aggravated assault. Many district residents have called for the dismissal of McElree, who also serves as borough manager, and have circulated a petition to that effect, also via change.org.
PennDOT to hold meetings on Edison Furlong bridge replacement
PennDOT is inviting the public to attend public meetings regarding a the anticipated replacement of the bridge that extends Edison Furlong Road over Pebble Creek in Buckingham and Doylestown townships. They will beheld at 7 p.m., March 17, 2026 at the Doylestown Township Building at 425 Wells Road and 6:30 p.m., March 25 at the Buckingham Township Building at 4613 Hughesian Drive. Attendees, who needn’t register ahead of time, will get to provide input at via a survey at the meeting’s conclusion. The proposed reconstruction will create two, eleven-foot travel lanes with five-foot shoulders. Construction is anticipated to start in 2028. The bridge’s rebuilding will entail a detour using Route 611, U.S. 202, Route 313, and Route 263. The detour is expected to last three months.
Ex-Bensalem policeman arrested for drug purchase
Former Bensalem Township policeman Thomas J. Mee was arrested this week amidst a drug investigation. Bucks County detectives apprehended the 47-year-old Middletown Township resident and brought him up on felony charges of manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver and criminal use of a communication facility as well as misdemeanor drug possession. Court documents indicate Mee agreed to buy $500 in methamphetamine — about one-quarter pound of the substance — from he thought was narcotics supplier at the Hilltown Walmart. The suspect is now jailed on ten percent of $500,000 cash bail. He awaits a March 31 preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Regina Armitage.
Bradley Vasoli is the senior editor of The Independence.
