Mensah M. DeanWhat I DoI report on law breakers, those they impact, and how the criminal justice system interacts with both. I also write about civil litigation and trials.(215) 854-4172Newer1234…30OlderMothers of murder victims join to demand more city action to combat gun violenceA handful of women's groups have formed the Mother's Movement to demand that the city do more to decrease gun violence.Mensah M. Dean June 23, 2022Link copied to clipboardFamily celebrates father of 6, and the conviction of the man who killed himMensah M. Dean June 18, 2022Link copied to clipboardA West Philly man acquitted in the shooting death of a cop’s son gets probation in an unrelated caseMensah M. Dean June 15, 2022Link copied to clipboardOff-duty police officer dies in motorcycle crash near South Philadelphia stadiumsMax Marin and Mensah M. Dean May 25, 2022Link copied to clipboardA jury awarded $2.7 million to Philly man badly hurt in a crash caused by a police cruiser. But there’s a catch.Mensah M. Dean May 17, 2022Link copied to clipboardA Philadelphia police officer is under investigation for allegedly shoplifting at 7-ElevenMensah M. Dean May 9, 2022Link copied to clipboardPhilly officers raided a home looking for man who had died five months earlierMensah M. Dean April 28, 2022Link copied to clipboardFilipino diplomats meet with mayor to urge action after visiting lawyer is fatally shotEllie Rushing and Mensah M. Dean June 21, 2022Link copied to clipboardNorth Philly man killed partner to stop him from revealing their same-sex relationship, police saidMensah M. Dean June 17, 2022Link copied to clipboardAttack on transgender woman in Kensington investigated as hate crime; sister and friend shotRodrigo Torrejón and Mensah M. Dean June 13, 2022Link copied to clipboardFinally, the Class of 2020 gets its in-person commencement ceremonies at Penn, Haverford and Penn StateMensah M. Dean and Susan Snyder May 22, 2022Link copied to clipboardJohn Fetterman to skip election night rally after stroke; Kathy Barnette faces questions after Jan. 6 photos emergeRob Tornoe, Jonathan Tamari, Julia Terruso, Andrew Seidman, Chris Brennan, Kristen A. Graham, Nick Vadala, Mensah M. Dean, Max Marin, Sean Collins Walsh, and Ellie Rushing May 17, 2022Link copied to clipboardPolice share new details of two family shootings that left two dead and a 13-year-old fighting for his lifeMensah M. Dean and Ellie Rushing May 2, 2022Link copied to clipboardPolice make new arrests, name suspects in the shooting deaths of several teens and a grandfatherMensah M. Dean and Ellie Rushing April 27, 2022Link copied to clipboardJustified homicides rise in Philadelphia, as ‘victims are tired of being victims’Mensah M. Dean June 20, 2022Link copied to clipboardPolice arrest man in the death of a man whose body was set on fireMensah M. Dean June 16, 2022Link copied to clipboardFeds: Two men arrested for transporting illegal guns into PhiladelphiaMensah M. Dean June 10, 2022Link copied to clipboardAn 84-year-old South Jersey man killed his ailing wife in what police say may have been a mercy killing Mensah M. Dean May 17, 2022Link copied to clipboardTwo girls lied when they told police they were abducted in Strawberry Mansion, police sayMensah M. Dean May 10, 2022Link copied to clipboardAn Uber passenger in Philly ambushed the driver, shooting him in the back and causing a crashMensah M. Dean April 29, 2022Link copied to clipboardNewer1234…30Older
Mothers of murder victims join to demand more city action to combat gun violenceA handful of women's groups have formed the Mother's Movement to demand that the city do more to decrease gun violence.Mensah M. Dean June 23, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Mothers of murder victims join to demand more city action to combat gun violenceA handful of women's groups have formed the Mother's Movement to demand that the city do more to decrease gun violence.Mensah M. Dean June 23, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Family celebrates father of 6, and the conviction of the man who killed himMensah M. Dean June 18, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Family celebrates father of 6, and the conviction of the man who killed himMensah M. Dean June 18, 2022Link copied to clipboard
A West Philly man acquitted in the shooting death of a cop’s son gets probation in an unrelated caseMensah M. Dean June 15, 2022Link copied to clipboard
A West Philly man acquitted in the shooting death of a cop’s son gets probation in an unrelated caseMensah M. Dean June 15, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Off-duty police officer dies in motorcycle crash near South Philadelphia stadiumsMax Marin and Mensah M. Dean May 25, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Off-duty police officer dies in motorcycle crash near South Philadelphia stadiumsMax Marin and Mensah M. Dean May 25, 2022Link copied to clipboard
A jury awarded $2.7 million to Philly man badly hurt in a crash caused by a police cruiser. But there’s a catch.Mensah M. Dean May 17, 2022Link copied to clipboard
A jury awarded $2.7 million to Philly man badly hurt in a crash caused by a police cruiser. But there’s a catch.Mensah M. Dean May 17, 2022Link copied to clipboard
A Philadelphia police officer is under investigation for allegedly shoplifting at 7-ElevenMensah M. Dean May 9, 2022Link copied to clipboard
A Philadelphia police officer is under investigation for allegedly shoplifting at 7-ElevenMensah M. Dean May 9, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philly officers raided a home looking for man who had died five months earlierMensah M. Dean April 28, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philly officers raided a home looking for man who had died five months earlierMensah M. Dean April 28, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Filipino diplomats meet with mayor to urge action after visiting lawyer is fatally shotEllie Rushing and Mensah M. Dean June 21, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Filipino diplomats meet with mayor to urge action after visiting lawyer is fatally shotEllie Rushing and Mensah M. Dean June 21, 2022Link copied to clipboard
North Philly man killed partner to stop him from revealing their same-sex relationship, police saidMensah M. Dean June 17, 2022Link copied to clipboard
North Philly man killed partner to stop him from revealing their same-sex relationship, police saidMensah M. Dean June 17, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Attack on transgender woman in Kensington investigated as hate crime; sister and friend shotRodrigo Torrejón and Mensah M. Dean June 13, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Attack on transgender woman in Kensington investigated as hate crime; sister and friend shotRodrigo Torrejón and Mensah M. Dean June 13, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Finally, the Class of 2020 gets its in-person commencement ceremonies at Penn, Haverford and Penn StateMensah M. Dean and Susan Snyder May 22, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Finally, the Class of 2020 gets its in-person commencement ceremonies at Penn, Haverford and Penn StateMensah M. Dean and Susan Snyder May 22, 2022Link copied to clipboard
John Fetterman to skip election night rally after stroke; Kathy Barnette faces questions after Jan. 6 photos emergeRob Tornoe, Jonathan Tamari, Julia Terruso, Andrew Seidman, Chris Brennan, Kristen A. Graham, Nick Vadala, Mensah M. Dean, Max Marin, Sean Collins Walsh, and Ellie Rushing May 17, 2022Link copied to clipboard
John Fetterman to skip election night rally after stroke; Kathy Barnette faces questions after Jan. 6 photos emergeRob Tornoe, Jonathan Tamari, Julia Terruso, Andrew Seidman, Chris Brennan, Kristen A. Graham, Nick Vadala, Mensah M. Dean, Max Marin, Sean Collins Walsh, and Ellie Rushing May 17, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Police share new details of two family shootings that left two dead and a 13-year-old fighting for his lifeMensah M. Dean and Ellie Rushing May 2, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Police share new details of two family shootings that left two dead and a 13-year-old fighting for his lifeMensah M. Dean and Ellie Rushing May 2, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Police make new arrests, name suspects in the shooting deaths of several teens and a grandfatherMensah M. Dean and Ellie Rushing April 27, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Police make new arrests, name suspects in the shooting deaths of several teens and a grandfatherMensah M. Dean and Ellie Rushing April 27, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Justified homicides rise in Philadelphia, as ‘victims are tired of being victims’Mensah M. Dean June 20, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Justified homicides rise in Philadelphia, as ‘victims are tired of being victims’Mensah M. Dean June 20, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Police arrest man in the death of a man whose body was set on fireMensah M. Dean June 16, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Police arrest man in the death of a man whose body was set on fireMensah M. Dean June 16, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Feds: Two men arrested for transporting illegal guns into PhiladelphiaMensah M. Dean June 10, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Feds: Two men arrested for transporting illegal guns into PhiladelphiaMensah M. Dean June 10, 2022Link copied to clipboard
An 84-year-old South Jersey man killed his ailing wife in what police say may have been a mercy killing Mensah M. Dean May 17, 2022Link copied to clipboard
An 84-year-old South Jersey man killed his ailing wife in what police say may have been a mercy killing Mensah M. Dean May 17, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Two girls lied when they told police they were abducted in Strawberry Mansion, police sayMensah M. Dean May 10, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Two girls lied when they told police they were abducted in Strawberry Mansion, police sayMensah M. Dean May 10, 2022Link copied to clipboard
An Uber passenger in Philly ambushed the driver, shooting him in the back and causing a crashMensah M. Dean April 29, 2022Link copied to clipboard
An Uber passenger in Philly ambushed the driver, shooting him in the back and causing a crashMensah M. Dean April 29, 2022Link copied to clipboard