PA Primary Team reports:
Updated throughout: The Daily News' Regina Medina is at the 19th Ward, 18th division right now -- that's at 4th and York -- watching something that's apparently happened a couple of times today in that part of town:
A skirmish at the polls. This was was described as "posing and shouting," but others say the police have been called to the area a couple of times so far today.
Some of the trouble may have been prompted by a silver SUV equipped with a sound system that was LOUDLY broadcasting pro-Hillary, pro-Rep. Angel Cruz slogans in English and Spanish. Several witnesses told Regina that Cruz himself was in the car, and even got out on the corner. (This territory, by the way, is loyal to now-jailed Cruz political foe Carlos Matos.)
By the time police responded to this latest event, the SUV had gone.
Also today -- and seemingly unrelated -- a poll watcher was arrested at that location, a poll worker told Regina.
We'll update as we know more.
Ghetto...— prez_beck- Hillary has something to do with this lol— Jp85
- Let Mr. Payotn and Mr. Lewis fight it in the WWF
- Does this mean that Regina has been pulled off the Jocelyn Kirsch "story"? This must be an important election.— bobcitydoc
- Democrat union workers are basically animals.— Steak
Is the Local 98 Mafia starting fights already?— dpcoz- Great, with the whole country watching.— Mitchum
- Maybe Rick Mariano will bust out of the big house and do a run-in to reclaim his turf.— Jack Klompus
- I voted Republican, so I wasn't part of the race/gender/childish fighting. www.politicalwrinkles.com— cnredd
- Hispanics and unions rock!— lezah2
- Call out the 10,000 men.Right now.— Yankee Air Pirate 12
- i got it first hand it was Obama in white face— Paul Paulos
- Bobcitydoc - Yes, you are correct, this is an important primary. That said, don't be surprised if you see a Kirsch article in The Daily News written by me.— Regina M.
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