Police News
***UPDATE - On Feb 4 at 9:51 p.m. a Wake Forest Police officer spotted a motorcycle with no license plate near the intersection of South Main Street/US 1A and Carter Street. When the officer attempted to stop the motorcycle, the driver fled at a high rate of speed.
The officer attempted...Read more
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) will host “Coffee With a Cop” Tuesday, Feb. 4, from 9-11 a.m. at Courtney’s NY Bagels & Deli, 929 Heritage Lake Road, Suite 100.
Coffee With a Cop provides a unique opportunity for law enforcement and community members to come together in an...Read more
***UPDATE – Southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 has reopened. No serious injuries were reported.
The information below was distributed at 8:06 a.m.
A two-vehicle crash has closed southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 at Wake Union Church Road.
Motorists are urged to avoid the...Read more
***UPDATE - Eastbound Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass has reopened. The information below was distributed at 6:52 p.m.
A two-vehicle crash has closed eastbound Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass between Jones Dairy Road and Heritage Lake Road. Motorists are urged to avoid the...Read more
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is inviting community members to help raise money for Special Olympics NC (SONC) by taking part in the first Polar Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Heritage Lake Pool, 804 Heritage Lake Road. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the plunge is set for 10 a.m...Read more
Wake Forest Police Chief Jeff Leonard, who is retiring February 1, has been awarded The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest award for state service given by the North Carolina Governor. The award is presented to people who have made significant contributions to North Carolina and their...Read more
Beginning Thursday, Jan. 30, and continuing through Friday, Feb. 7, 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...Read more
Weather permitting, Public Works will close the following portions of North White Street Tuesday-Wednesday, Jan. 28-29, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. each day:
Tuesday, Jan. 28 – North White Street from East Perry Avenue to East Juniper Avenue
Wednesday, Jan. 29 – North...Read more
Most Wake Forest streets are clear, but icy areas remain a problem and are especially dangerous on bridges and in shaded areas.
NCDOT crews are and treating state-maintained roads, while Public Works crews are spreading sand and salt along town-maintained roads and historically icy areas...Read more
A winter storm left a coating of powdery snow in Wake Forest and across the Triangle overnight. As a result, Wake Forest Police and the NC State Highway Patrol are urging motorists to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary. The main issue for drivers is secondary roads which are covered...Read more