Police News
Raleigh Water will close a portion of the 500 block of South Main Street/US 1A (from Elm Avenue to Vernon Avenue) from 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8, until approximately 5 a.m. Friday, May 9. The temporary road closure is necessary to allow crews to safely repair a sewer line. Water and...Read more
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) and Target are partnering to make sure small children are safe in the car by offering a free Car Seat Check & Installation Event on Thursday, May 8, from 1-3 p.m. at the Wake Forest Target, 12000 Retail Dr.
Certified Car Seat Safety...Read more
A GoFundMe has been established at https://gofund.me/1e0cab59 to help Sgt. Kevin Murray’s wife, Danielle, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Danielle has been undergoing costly medical procedures that are causing a financial strain on the...Read more
The Wake Forest Police Department will host a Benefit Bar-B-Que for Danielle Murray, wife of Police Sgt. Kevin Murray, on Wednesday, May 7, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. - or until all the BBQ plates are sold – at Wake Forest Fire Station #1, 420 Elm Ave.
Danielle was recently diagnosed with an...Read more
Beginning Tuesday, April 29, and continuing through mid-May from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, Iron Horse Contractors, a contractor working at the future Quail Crossing Subdivision, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic a portion of Jones Dairy Road between Green Mountain Drive and...Read more
***UPDATE - Durham Road/NC 98 has reopened. The information below was distributed Tuesday, April 22, at 1:50 p.m.
A single vehicle crash has closed Durham Road/NC 98 between South Wingate Street and Tyler Run Drive. Motorists are urged to avoid the area and use an alternate route....Read more
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 2025 National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Wegmans, 11051 Ligon Mill Road. Weather permitting, the drop-off area will be situated just outside the Wegmans main...Read more
A three-vehicle crash has closed eastbound Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass at Ligon Mill Road (near Wegmans).
Motorists are urged to avoid the area and use an alternate route.
Emergency personnel are on the scene. No serious injuries have been reported.
Additional...Read more
Iron Horse Contractors, a contractor working at the future Quail Crossing Subdivision, has reduced to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic a portion of Wait Avenue between Jones Dairy Road/Traditions Grande Boulevard and Morning Glade Street. The lane closure is necessary to allow crews to...Read more
Crowder Construction Company, a contractor working on Dunn Creek Greenway Phase 3, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic the portion of Wait Avenue between Traditions Grande Boulevard and Havisham Court Tuesday-Wednesday, April 15-16 from 7 p.m.-6 a.m. The overnight lane...Read more