Coatesville police investigate shooting

COATESVILLE — City police are seeking information about a shooting Monday that left one man in intensive care at a local hospital. According to police, they were called to the 600 block of Victory Drive, the Regency Park Apartments, with a report of a shooting. There they found a 25 year old man, Jamil Battle, who was shot once in the lower back, Battle was transported to Paoli Hospital, where he...

Golf outing to benefit ‘Soccer for Success’

Fund-raiser run by J.T. Dorsey, who gets kick out of keeping Coatesville ties J.T. Dorsey, a former high school and professional soccer standout who initially honed his skills at Regency Park Apartments, continues to expand his “Soccer for Success” initiative, which started in Coatesville nearly two years ago. As established by the U.S. Soccer Foundation, the grant-funded program uses soccer as...

Police: Coatesville teen struck by stray bullet

14-year-old boy reportedly sustains non-life-threatening injuries A 14-year-old boy who went to the second-floor window of his Regency Park apartment after hearing gunshots at 4:46 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, was struck in the abdomen by a bullet, Coatesville Police said. The teen was rushed to Paoli Hospital, where he is reported in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.  Investigators...

Invite to White House – not just for kicks

Coatesville soccer program to be recognized as model initiative By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times With Rob Smith (grey shirt) leading the charge, young players from Regency Park Apartments and Indian Run mobile home park practice their “Soccer for Success” skills. It started about a year ago on a modest level: A group of 5- to 10-year-olds practiced soccer drills in a parking...