Police News

Wake Forest tree crews will close a portion of Front Street at East Roosevelt Avenue this morning at 9:30 a.m. The temporary closure is necessary to allow crews to remove a tree limb that poses a threat to public safety.

Signage and flaggers will be in place to safely...Read more
03/18/2024

***UPDATE – All lanes along Durham Road/NC 98 have reopened.

The two people transported to a local hospital sustained what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

The information below was distributed at 6:36 a.m.:

A crash involving two vehicles has closed a...Read more

03/13/2024

In 2018 the Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) received international accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA). The accreditation verifies that the WFPD meets CALEA’s industry best-practice standards and...Read more

03/12/2024

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) and Torchy’s Tacos, 505 Dr. Calvin Jones Hwy., are again 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, March 25,...Read more

03/12/2024

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is pleased to announce that Lt. Aaron Bitting is the recipient of Axon Training’s Leadership Award.

Lt. Bitting earned the honor after completing an intensive recertification program at Axon’s TASER Energy Weapon Master Instructor Certification...Read more

03/11/2024

Wake Forest Police are reminding residents about 988 – the national suicide and crisis lifeline - following a weekend incident involving an individual experiencing a mental health crisis.

Just after 4 p.m. Sunday, police received a call from a person threatening suicide while driving...Read more

03/04/2024

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is urging residents to guard against becoming the victim of fraud following recently reported phone scams involving Apple Pay.

Residents who were recently involved in a traffic accident have reported receiving calls from someone posing as a Wake...Read more

03/01/2024

From now through the end of April, Secure Traffic Control, a contractor working on behalf of the Town of Wake Forest, will reduce to one lane with alternating two-way traffic portions of Forestville Road from Pine Valley Drive to Rogers Road daily from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The temporary lane closure is...Read more

02/29/2024

From now through the end of April, Secure Traffic Control, a contractor working on behalf of the Town of Wake Forest, is reducing to one lane with alternating two-way traffic the portion of Ligon Mill Road from Pompeii Place to Brimfield Springs Lane daily from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The temporary lane...Read more

02/29/2024

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is inviting residents to “Cover the Cruiser” this weekend to raise money for Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC).

On Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, March 3, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Wake Forest Police officers will be at the...Read more

02/29/2024

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