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David Charns

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · David Charns

    Ex-Philly fire employee accused of approving 2,000 fake overtime hours (opens the original)

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    A former payroll supervisor within the Philadelphia Fire Department is facing federal charges alleging she took money from an employee and fraudulently approved overtime hours that were never worked. Marian Farris is charged with bribery and theft from a local government agency receiving federal funds, according to federal court documents. Stream Philadelphia News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC10. According to federal prosecutors, Farris fraudulently approved more than 2,000 hours of

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · David Charns

    Philadelphia 'House of Horrors' case may extend to NJ: 'He would pay them' (opens the original)

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    As Philadelphia police and the FBI continue processing evidence from the so-called "House of Horrors" in Olney, a woman is coming forward with allegations that Raymond "R.C." Horsch regularly traveled to Camden, New Jersey, looking for vulnerable women to bring back to his home. The woman, who asked not to be identified, contacted the NBC10 Investigators after seeing coverage of two women who described similar encounters with Horsch. She said she met him in Camden around 2013 while she was homel

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · David Charns

    The toughest part of solving hit-and-runs in Philly? Proving who was driving (opens the original)

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    For many families devastated by a fatal hit-and-run, the wait for justice can last years and often never comes. The NBC10 Investigators found that one major reason is that while police often identify the vehicle involved, proving who was behind the wheel is far more difficult. Since 2019, 230 people have been killed in hit-and-run crashes in Philadelphia. Police arrested people in 44 of those cases, according to data the department provided and NBC10 Investigators reviewed. That means roughly fo

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · David Charns

    New phase begins at Olney home tied to investigation of missing women (opens the original)

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    Police and the FBI returned to a home in Philadelphia's Olney neighborhood as a months-long investigation involving at least seven missing women entered a new phase. Law enforcement sources told NBC10 the latest stage of the investigation at the Chew Avenue duplex will occur in phases. Stream Philadelphia News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC10. Investigators returned to the property Monday for a renewed examination of the scene, according to law enforcement sources. Additional work is

  5. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · David Charns

    Olney neighborhood around ‘House of Horrors’ to see disruptions amid new search (opens the original)

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    The neighborhood around a house in Philadelphia's Olney section will see disruptions beginning Monday and continuing through mid-October as investigators prepare to conduct an extensive examination of the property, Philadelphia Councilmember Anthony Phillips said Sunday. Detectives could return to the property on Chew Avenue as early as Monday, carrying out another search for evidence after investigators recently identified several missing women in photos and videos recovered from the home, Phil

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