Police News
Lines of cars queued along both sides of East Holding Avenue are causing periodic traffic delays and disruptions in the vicinity of the Wake County Northern Regional Center (NRC), 350 E. Holding Ave., due to increased numbers of residents getting tested for COVID.
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Through the end of September, Fred Smith Company, a contractor working on the Holding Village subdivision, will initiate lane reductions and other restrictions at various times along portions of South Main Street/US 1A, Friendship Chapel Road, South Franklin Street and Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/...Read more
Wake Forest Power will close the portion of North Avenue from North Main Street to North Wingate Street on Tuesday, Aug. 10, from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The temporary road closure is necessary to allow crews to replace the utility pole at the corner of North Avenue and North College Street.
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Starting Monday, Aug. 2, employees and visitors to the Wake Forest Town Hall and other Town facilities will be required to wear face masks or coverings - regardless of vaccination status.
“The resurgence in new cases of COVID-19 fueled by the delta variant has made it necessary for us to...Read more
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is again urging residents to guard against fraud and financial scams following a reported incident involving a phone request for a donation to a local law enforcement agency. Many times, it’s hard to tell what’s a scam and what isn’t, but any time someone...Read more
Beginning today (Monday, July 26), Town crews will reduce a portion of East Holding Avenue from South Main Street/US 1A to the railroad crossing daily from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. so crews can repair the curb and sidewalk. The work is expected to be completed in early August.
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The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) will resume live scan fingerprinting service today (Thursday, July 22) for Wake Forest residents only on Thursdays from 10 a.m.-noon at the Police Department Main Station, 225 E. Taylor St. The cost is $10, and only cash is accepted.
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Wake Forest Police have arrested a 63-year-old Youngsville man in connection with an incident involving a juvenile Friday evening at the Wake Forest Wal Mart, 2114 S. Main St.
At 9:51 p.m., officers responded to the reported assault of a juvenile female inside the store. The female, who...Read more
Weather permitting, during the week of July 19, drivers should expect delays along the 11700-11800 block of Retail Drive (between Applebee’s and Buffalo Brothers) each day from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Town crews will reduce the roadway to two lanes by shifting southbound traffic and removing the center...Read more
Weather permitting, during the week of July 19, Town crews will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic the portion of South Main Street/US 1A from Elm Avenue to West Owen Avenue daily from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The temporary lane closure is necessary to allow crews to repair the sidewalk...Read more