WILMINGTON — Meet Romeo and Willie.
Those are the names of Wilmington Police Department’s two new horses to join its mounted unit.
A naming competition was held, with the public submitting more than 1,500 entries, according to the WPD.
“We greatly appreciate all who submitted ideas for these names,” WPD said in a statement.
The horses are assigned to downtown patrols and community engagement.
WPD will offer the public a chance to meet Willie and Romeo — and the rest of the mounted unit — during New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office National Night Out, hosted Wednesday, Oct. 4, at Long Leaf Park.
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