Police News

Emergency personnel are responding to a structure fire at an abandoned home at the intersection of East Jones Avenue and South Brooks Street.

The portion of South Brooks is closed from East Jones to East Owen Avenue.

Motorists are urged to avoid the area. Additional information...Read more

08/22/2023

On Wednesday, Aug. 23, from 9 a.m.-noon, the Town of Wake Forest will close the portion of South Franklin Street from East Jones Avenue to Elm Avenue. The temporary closure is necessary to allow tree crews to remove an elm tree damaged during a recent storm.

A signed detour will be in...Read more

08/21/2023

***UPDATE - The intersection of outh MSain Street/US 1A & Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass has reopened

The information below was distributed at 8:01 p.m.:

A crash involving two vehicles has closed the intersection of south Main Street/US 1A & Dr. Calvin Jones...Read more

08/17/2023

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

Two additional people have been transported to a local hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

The information below was distributed at 9:19 p.m.:

A crash involving...Read more

08/16/2023

The Wake Forest Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the person or persons responsible for damaging eight benches and an information board along Smith Creek Greenway in the vicinity of Heritage High School, 1150 Forestville Road.

Sometime late Monday evening or...Read more

08/15/2023

Fred Smith Company, a contractor working at Grove 98, will initiate periodic lane reductions along eastbound and westbound Dr. Calvin Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass in the vicinity of the Ligon Mill Road intersection Friday and Saturday, Aug. 11-12, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. The temporary lane...Read more

08/10/2023

Weather permitting, on Thursday, Aug. 10, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Town crews will apply thermoplastic lane markings to the dedicated U-turn along Traditions Grande Boulevard that redirects traffic to Wait Avenue.

For the safety of work crews, drivers along Traditions Grande are urged to...Read more

08/09/2023

The portion of Ligon Mill Road from Falconhurst Drive to Creek Moss Avenue is closed due to downed power lines.

Emergency personnel are on the scene.

Motorists are urged to avoid the area.

Additional information will be released as it becomes available.Read more

08/07/2023

Focus Design Builders, a contractor working at the future Alpaca, 1608 Mangum Ave., will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic a portion of Mangum Avenue from Ligon Mill Road to the rear driveway of O'Reilly Auto Parts Wednesday-Friday, Aug. 2-4, from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. The...Read more

08/01/2023

***UPDATE: Two of three lanes along northbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened. The Capital Boulevard/US 1 entrance to Caveness Farms Avenue remains closed.

The information below was distributed today at 2:02 p.m.:

A three-vehicle crash, including an...Read more

08/01/2023

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