Police News
Work on an NCDOT Bridge Preservation Project will continue to require overnight closures along Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass through October. American Contracting & Services, Inc., a private contractor working on behalf of NCDOT, is alternately closing all lanes along eastbound and...Read more
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is again urging residents to guard against becoming the victim of fraud following several recently reported phone scams involving Venmo and Apple Pay.
Over the past few days, several residents involved in different traffic accidents have reported...Read more
***UPDATE - All lanes along Ligon Mill Road have reopened. No serious injuries were reported.
The information below was distributed at 4:33 p.m.
A two-vehicle crash has closed all lanes along Ligon Mill Road near Merritt Capital Drive.
The road closure...Read more
***UPDATE - Parents have been located and reunited with child.
Wake Forest Police are asking for the public’s help locating the parents or guardians of a five-year-old black female (see attached photo) who was found wandering off Wahl Road in the Richland Hills subdivision....Read more
***UPDATE - All lanes along southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened.
The information below was distributed at 1:46 p.m.
Southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 in the vicinity of Burlington Mills Road is reduced to...Read more
On Monday and Tuesday, April 29-30, from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. each day, Wake Electric will close the right turn lane of westbound Rogers Road just before Marshall Farm Street. The turn lane closure is necessary to allow crews to repair an underground power line at the Rogers Road/Marshall Farm...Read more
***UPDATE - All lanes along southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened.
The information below was distributed today at 1:15 p.m.
A two-vehicle crash has closed all but one lane along southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 in the vicinity of Burlington Mills...Read more
Raleigh Water has reduced to one lane with alternating two-way traffic a portion of South Main Street/US 1A near Vernon Avenue. The temporary lane closure is necessary to allow crews to repair a sewer line.
Signage and flaggers are in place...Read more
The Town of Wake Forest will temporarily close southbound South Main Street/US 1A in the vicinity of West Vernon Avenue Thursday, April 18, from 9 a.m.-noon. The temporary lane closure is necessary to allow crews to remove a tree whose roots are causing damage to the sidewalk and trip...Read more
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) and Torchy’s Tacos, 505 Dr. Calvin Jones Hwy., are joining forces to raise awareness and money for Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC).
Area residents are invited to support the cause by visiting Torchy’s Tacos on Monday, April 22, between 10 a...Read more