Police News

Traffic Alert - Capital Boulevard/US 1

***UPDATE - One lane along southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 has reopened. The information below was posted at 5:35 p.m.: ***UPDATE - All lanes along southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 are now closed...

Traffic Alert – Wait Avenue/NC 98

WAKE FOREST, NC – Motorists should continue to expect delays along Wait Avenue/NC 98 in the vicinity of Middlegame Way/Bowling Forest daily from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. through June. Fred Smith Company, a...

Traffic Alert - Rogers Road

Westbound Rogers Road at Meridian Branch Drive is reduced to one lane due to a two-vehicle crash, including one overturned vehicle. Motorists are urged to avoid the area and choose an alternate route...

Traffic Alert – Unicon Drive

WAKE FOREST, NC - Emergency officials have closed Unicon Drive in the vicinity of Superior Drive after a dump truck snagged and pulled down several overhead power lines. Wake Forest Power crews are...

Traffic Alert – Wait Avenue/NC 98

WAKE FOREST, NC – Beginning Tuesday, April 28, and continuing through Friday, May 1, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, Fred Smith Company, a contractor working at the future site of Wake Forest Fire Station...

WFPD to host Drug Take Back Event Saturday at Wegmans

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 2026 National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Wegmans. Weather...

Traffic Alert – South Main Street/US 1A

WAKE FOREST, NC – Weather permitting, the Town of Wake Forest will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic a portion of the 600 block of South Main Street/US 1A (between Vernon Avenue and...

Traffic Alert - South Main Street/US 1A

***UPDATE - As of 11:20 a.m., South Main Street/US 1A has reopened. ***UPDATE | Thursday, April 9 - As of 6:15 a.m., South Main Street/US 1A remains closed and is not expected to reopen before 9 a.m....