Police News

Police Department Turkey Drive continues

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is accepting monetary donations through Saturday, Nov. 23, as part of its 13 th Annual Turkey Drive. Area residents can support this worthy cause by submitting donations online via PayPal at http://bit.ly/...Read more

10/16/2019

Operation Medicine Drop Oct. 26

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) will host “Operation Medicine Drop” Saturday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. inside the ground floor meeting room of the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St. The room is most easily accessed via Town Hall’s Taylor Street entrance....Read more

10/15/2019

Seats still available for “Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events” class Oct. 29

Seats are still available for the Wake Forest Police Department’s Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) class on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The session will take place from 6:30-8:30 p.m. inside the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St.

There is no cost to participate,...Read more

10/14/2019

Traffic Alert – Stadium Drive

Beginning Wednesday, Oct. 16, motorists are urged to proceed with caution through the intersection of Wingate Street and Stadium Drive. Fred Smith Co., a private contractor working on behalf of the Town of Wake Forest, will be performing paving operations within the new roundabout as part of the...Read more

10/14/2019

Traffic Alert – East Juniper Avenue

Drivers should expect delays along East Juniper Avenue, from North White Street to Jubilee Court, today (Oct. 14) through Friday, Oct. 18, daily from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. State Contracting, a private contractor working on behalf of the Town of Wake Forest, will periodically reduce to one lane with...Read more

10/14/2019

Traffic Alert – North Main Street

Crews from Jacobs Construction & Development, a contractor working to develop the Town Homes of Main project, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic a portion of the 1000 block of North Main Street, in the vicinity of the Barnford Mill Road intersection, Friday-Wednesday,...Read more

10/10/2019

Horton places 5th in Tactical Games

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is pleased to announce that Cpl. J. Horton placed fifth out of 46 competitors in the Sept. 21-22 Tactical Games in Autryville, NC.

A combination of functional fitness competition and combat exercise, the Tactical Games were created to provide a...Read more

10/09/2019

Everett earns Traffic Enforcement & Investigation certification

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is pleased to announce that Officer T. Everett recently earned the NC Justice Academy’s Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Certificate.

A patrol officer with the WFPD, Everett is the 321st North Carolina law enforcement officer to complete the...Read more

10/07/2019

Make plans to attend Monday’s National Night Out

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is encouraging area residents, businesses, neighborhood groups and homeowners’ associations to show their support for police-community crime prevention partnerships and help kick off Crime Prevention Month by participating in Wake Forest’s National Night...Read more

10/04/2019

CORPUD crews responding to ruptured water main at Wingate Street & Stadium Drive

Crews from the City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department (CORPUD) are responding to a ruptured water main at the intersection of Wingate Street and Stadium Drive. Motorists are urged to avoid the area and take an alternate route. There is no word on the cause of the ruptured main. CORPUD...Read more

09/26/2019