Police News

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

NC Attorney General Josh Stein and NC Secretary of State Elaine Marshall will headline a distinguished panel of presenters at the “Seniors at Risk: 21 st Century Scam Threats, Preventions & Solutions” on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Also known as “Senior Scam Jam,” the event is scheduled from 9 a.m.-1 p...Read more

09/14/2023

Wake Forest Police are investigating a shooting involving a juvenile victim along North Allen Road.

At approximately 2:30 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting along the 200 block of North Allen Road. Upon arrival, officers located a 15-year-old male suffering from a gunshot...Read more

09/14/2023

Raleigh Water is scheduled to close the portion of South White Street from East Owen Avenue to East Jones Avenue Monday, Sept. 18, from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. The closure is necessary to allow crews to install two water services.

Water and sewer service in the area will not be affected.

A...Read more

09/14/2023

Wake Forest Police are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the individuals shown in the attached surveillance images.

The subjects are wanted for questioning in connection with the theft of numerous items over the past month from Lowes Home Improvement, 11800 Galaxy Dr...Read more

09/14/2023

Wake Forest Police have arrested a local man in connection with an early morning stabbing.

Today (Wednesday, Sept. 13) at 5:11 a.m., police responded to a reported stabbing along the 200 block of North Allen Road. Upon their arrival, officers located a 36-year-old male with several stab...Read more

09/13/2023

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