Police News

***UPDATE - All lanes along northbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened. Two people were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The information below was posted at 4:26 p.m.:

A crash involving at least two vehicles has reduced to one...Read more

10/17/2023

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is partnering with Flock Safety to lease 25 automatic license plate reading (ALPR) cameras to help solve, reduce, and prevent crime in our community.

Connected to state and national crime databases, the ALPR system provides real-time alerts to...Read more

10/17/2023

***UPDATE - Forestville Road is back open. There were no major injuries.

The information below was posted at 7:48 a.m.

Two separate crashes involving four vehicles along Forestville Road in the vicinity of Foundation...Read more

10/17/2023

Beginning Monday, Oct. 16, and continuing through mid-December, Wayne L. Adams, Inc., a contractor working at the future Forestville Towns, 545 Forestville Road, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic a portion of Forestville Road in the vicinity of Breadsell Lane daily from 7...Read more

10/12/2023

On select dates from October 10-24, work on a Durham Road/NC 98 and East Roosevelt/Wait Avenue resurfacing project will require a series of overnight lane closures. Fred Smith Co., a private contractor working on behalf of NCDOT, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic...Read more

10/09/2023

Stewart Engineering, a contractor working on the Wake Forest Waterline Project, will close the portion of South Brooks Street from East Jones Avenue to East Owen Avenue Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 9-10, from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. The temporary road closure is necessary to allow crews to excavate the...Read more

10/06/2023

Durham Road/NC 98 is back open.

The drivers of both vehicles involved in today’s crash were transported to a local hospital. There is no word on the extent of their injuries.

The following information was distributed today at 4:32 p.m.:

A crash involving two...Read more

10/02/2023

***UPDATE - James Zachary (Zach) Lee has been located, and he is safe. The information below was distributed today at 10:38 a.m.:

The Wake Forest Police Department is requesting the public’s help locating James Zachary (Zach) Lee (photos shown).

Zach, 16, was seen Thursday, Sept...Read more

09/29/2023

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is accepting monetary donations through Saturday, Nov. 18, as part of its 17 th Annual Turkey Drive. Area residents can support this worthy cause by submitting online donations at http://bit.ly/WFPDTurkeyDrive...Read more

09/25/2023

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is encouraging area residents, businesses, neighborhood groups, and homeowners’ associations to show their support for police-community crime prevention partnerships by participating in Wake Forest’s National Night Out (NNO) on Monday, Oct. 2. The event...Read more

09/15/2023

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