Police News

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 several thefts in recent weeks at local retailers, including Target, 12000 Retail Dr., and...Read more

02/08/2024

A two-vehicle crash is causing significant delays along northbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 near Caveness Farms Avenue.

Motorists are urged to avoid the area and use an alternate route.

There is no word on injuries.Read more

02/07/2024

***UPDATE - Lucas Lopes has been located, and he is safe.

The information below was distributed February 5 at 2:06 p.m.

The Wake Forest Police Department is requesting the public’s help locating Lucas Lopes (photos shown below).

Lucas, 15, was last seen just before 7 a.m...Read more

02/05/2024

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 Wednesday, Feb. 7, between 10...Read more

02/05/2024

***UPDATE – All lanes along southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened.

No serious injuries were reported.

The information below was distributed at 7:31 a.m.

A crash involving four vehicles has closed all but one lane along southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 in the...Read more

01/25/2024

All lanes along northbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened.

Three people were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The information below was distributed at 12:01 p.m.:

A crash involving five vehicles has closed all but one lane along...Read more

01/23/2024

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 Wednesday, Feb. 7, between 10...Read more

01/11/2024

All lanes along Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened. There were no serious injuries.

The information below was distributed at 8:41 a.m.

A two-vehicle crash has reduced to one lane southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 near Burlington Mills Road.

The crash...Read more

01/11/2024

All lanes along Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass have reopened.

There were no serious injuries.

The information below was distributed at 3:47 p.m.:

A four-vehicle crash has closed lanes along both eastbound and westbound Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC...Read more

01/10/2024

Earlier today (Saturday, Jan. 6), the Wake Forest Police Department, with the assistance of the US Army Criminal Investigation Division, arrested Rhett Michael Barlow, of Raleigh, NC, for soliciting to commit the first-degree murder of Donald Caulder, Jr.

In March 2016, Caulder was...Read more

01/06/2024

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