Police News

***UPDATE - Jenkins Road has reopened and power has been restored. The information below was posted at 7:45 a.m.: WAKE FOREST, NC – The portion of Jenkins Road from Fullard Drive to Chillmark Avenue...

WAKE FOREST, NC – The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is again urging community members to guard against becoming the victim of fraud following several recently reported phone scams involving...

WAKE FOREST, NC - The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) will “serve” area residents in an entirely different way Thursday, July 16, during the “Tip-A-Cop for Special Olympics” fundraiser. Several...

WAKE FOREST, NC – The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) recently named Officer J. Manning as its 2026 Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Officer of the Year. A specialized law enforcement program, the...

WAKE FOREST, NC – As Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day and our nation’s 250th birthday, Wake Forest officials are reminding community members that the possession or discharge of most...

WAKE FOREST, NC – Later today (Friday, June 19), Public Works crews will again install no trespassing signage throughout the 80 acres of undeveloped land in the vicinity of Forestville Road and...

WAKE FOREST, NC - The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) will “serve” area residents in an entirely different way Thursday, July 16, during the “Tip-A-Cop for Special Olympics” fundraiser. Several...

WAKE FOREST, NC – Beginning Wednesday, June 17, and continuing through early July from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, Fred Smith Company, a contractor working at the future site of Wake Forest Fire Station #6...

WAKE FOREST, NC – For several years, Wake Forest Police officers have handed out free bottles of iced water to walkers, joggers, cyclists, and other greenway users while patrolling Town greenways in...

***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...

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...

WAKE FOREST, NC – Following a three-month investigation, the Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) has charged former Wake Forest Farmers’ Market (WFFM) Manager Michelle Fryman, 54, with one count of...