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Girls Sexually Abused, Serial Shoplifter Caught: Lower Bucks Co. News

This is a summary of the stories making news this past week in Lower Bucks County.

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA — A man lured young girls with candy and sexually abused them for years, Bensalem Police allege. Meanwhile, a serial shoplifter who hit two stores in Bucks County and many retailers in the Philadelphia region is in custody.

These were some of the stories making news this past week in Lower Bucks County:

A Bensalem Man Sexually Abused 3 Girls For Years, Police Say

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A 62-year-old township man has been charged with sexually assaulting three children between the ages of 3 and 11 years old after he lured them into his bedroom with candy, police said. (Read More)

Serial Shoplifter Caught After Philly Region Spree

A serial shoplifter who committed retail thefts in Bucks County, two other counties, Philadelphia, and New Jersey is now in custody, police said. (Read More).

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Here's What Makes Levittown So Great As A PA Place To Reside

Levittown has been named as one of the best places to move to in Pennsylvania. Consumer Affairs placed Levittown No. 3 in a report released recently, behind Bethel Park near Pittsburgh and Drexel Hill near Philadelphia. Trailing Levittown are Altoona near State College, and Plum. (Read More)

Bill Banning PFAS Foam Sale Touted By Legislator. What Bucks Co. Towns Are Impacted

A bipartisan bill co-sponsored by a Bucks County lawmaker would prohibit the manufacture, sale, distribution, and use of firefighting foam containing toxic PFAS chemicals starting next year. The "forever chemicals" have shown up in numerous Lower Bucks County towns. (Read More)

Warminster Food Bank Moving To New Location

The Warminster Food Bank is relocating. The Warminster Food Bank will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to christen its new location at 495 E. County Line Road on May 1. The new site in the Town & Country Shopping Center has 1,778 square feet of space. (Read More)

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