Police News

***UPDATE - The gas leak along North White Street has been sealed. The road has reopened, and the evacuation has been lifted. The information below was distributed at 10:45 a.m.

Emergency personnel are on the scene of a ruptured gas line along the 800 block of North White Street near...Read more

07/03/2024

Ligon Mill Road is closed between Forest Road and Wake Drive due to a downed tree and power line across the roadway.

A detour is in place. Motorists may wish to avoid the area and use an alternate route.

There is no word...Read more

07/01/2024

Due to traffic signal outages, Wake Forest Police officers are directing traffic at the intersections of Capital Boulevard/US 1 and Wake Union Church Road and Capital Boulevard/US 1 and Jenkins Road.

Motorists are urged to slow down and proceed through these areas with...Read more
06/30/2024

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) and Wake County Health & Human Services are partnering to make sure small children are safe in the car by offering a free Car Seat Check & Installation Event on Saturday, June 29, from 9-11 a.m. at the Wake Forest Library, 400 E. Holding Ave....Read more

06/26/2024

The Wake Forest Police Department is pleased to announce that Officer L. Middleswarth earned first place in the Open Women’s Class of the 2024 NC Strongest Man & Woman Competition on June 15 at Cabarrus Arena in Charlotte, NC.

The competition consisted of five events that tested the...Read more

06/19/2024

On Thursday, June 13, Wake Forest Police obtained arrest warrants on the following individuals in connection with several vehicle break-ins and a car theft on May 30:

Cody Phillip Morris, age 33, 307 Needham Road, Pilot Mountain, NC

Timothy Andrew Allen, age 34...Read more

06/18/2024

Wake Forest Police are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the individuals shown in the attached surveillance images.

The subjects are wanted for questioning in connection with the June 2 theft of two large “hand chairs” from Planet Fitness valued over $400.

“We...Read more

06/17/2024

Beginning Friday, June 14, and continuing through Friday, July 5, Fred Smith Company, a contractor working on the 2024 Wake Forest Road Resurfacing Project, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic portions of Trentini Avenue and Stroud Circle from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. each day....Read more

06/13/2024

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) and Wake County Health & Human Services are partnering to make sure small children are safe in the car by offering a free Car Seat Check & Installation Event on Saturday, June 29, from 9-11 a.m. at the Wake Forest Library, 400 E. Holding Ave....Read more

06/11/2024

A two-vehicle crash is causing delays along eastbound Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass near Wakefield Plantation Drive.

Eastbound Dr. Calvin Jones/NC 98 Bypass is being diverted onto Wakefield Plantation Drive. Motorists may wish to avoid the area and choose an...Read more
06/08/2024

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