WPD increases patrols around Confederate monuments

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Wilmington Police have increased patrols and surveillance of Confederate landmarks around the city after protestors tore down the Silent Sam statue on the UNC campus in Chapel Hill last night.

WPD tells us officers are patrolling not only around the downtown statues but keeping an eye for several markers affiliated with Confederate history.

About a year ago, the statue of Confederate Attorney General George Davis and the Confederate soldier monument, both in downtown Wilmington, were vandalized.

A WPD spokeswoman tells us there have been no reports of vandalism at any of these landmarks so far.