Police News

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...

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...

WAKE FOREST, NC – Wake Forest Police Officer J. Fuquay received the Driving While Impaired (DWI) Enforcer Award on April 30 during the 2026 MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) NC Awards of Excellence...

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...

WAKE FOREST, NC – Raleigh Water will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic a portion of Wingate Street between South Avenue and North Avenue Thursday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m...

WAKE FOREST, NC – The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) and Wake Forest Fire Department (WFFD) are partnering to host “Public Safety Day” on Friday, April 24, from 2-7 p.m. at Ashcroft Ace Hardware...

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...

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...

***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....

WAKE FOREST, NC – Beginning Tuesday, April 7, and continuing through Friday, April 10, from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, Fred Smith Company, a contractor working at the future site of Wake Forest Fire Station...

***UPDATE - One lane along northbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 has reopened. The information below was posted April 1 at 6 a.m.: Northbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 is closed at South Main Street/US 1A...

WAKE FOREST, NC – The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) and Target are partnering to make sure small children are safe in the car by offering a free Car Seat Check & Installation Event on Tuesday...