Former Bensalem Police Officer Charged In Bucks County Drug Investigation
By Dan Doyle | DelawareValleyNews.com
HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — A once well-respected former Bensalem Township police officer has been arrested and charged in Bucks County after investigators alleged he attempted to purchase approximately one-quarter pound of methamphetamine during an undercover narcotics investigation.
Thomas J. Mee, 47, of Langhorne, was charged March 3, 2026, with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, criminal use of a communication facility, and possession of a controlled substance, according to a criminal complaint filed in Bucks County Magisterial District Court.
According to investigators, Mee arranged to purchase approximately one-quarter pound of methamphetamine for $500 as part of an ongoing drug investigation. Authorities allege the arrangements were made through telephone communications before a planned exchange took place at a Walmart in Hilltown Township.
Investigators say Mee took possession of the suspected methamphetamine during the meeting and was subsequently taken into custody. According to the affidavit of probable cause, laboratory testing later confirmed the substance tested positive for methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance under Pennsylvania law.
Authorities further noted in the affidavit that the quantity of the drug seized was consistent with distribution rather than personal use.
Sources familiar with Mee’s law enforcement career told Delaware Valley News.com that he was once considered a well-liked member of the Bensalem Township Police Department during his time on the force.
At least one source familiar with Mee’s time on the department told Delaware Valley News.com that he may have experienced personal difficulties toward the end of his law enforcement career. The source said those difficulties may have been linked, in part, to stress following a prior on-duty shooting incident in which a suspect allegedly fired at Mee during the encounter. According to the source, a weapon-mounted flashlight attached to Mee’s department-issued firearm reportedly stopped the bullet and may have prevented serious injury or death.
Note: Criminal charges, and any reporting thereof, are merely allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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