Wake Forest Police warn residents (again) about Apple Pay, Venmo & other electronic payment scams
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is again urging residents to guard against becoming the victim of fraud following recently reported phone scams involving Venmo and Apple Pay. Residents who...
Raleigh Water repairing sewer line along 6th Street
Raleigh Water crews are repairing a sewer line along the 400 block of 6 th Street. For the safety of work crews, the portion of 6 th Street from East Juniper Avenue to East Nelson Avenue is closed. A...
Portion of Brick Street & East Chestnut Avenue closed while crews repair gas line
Crews are repairing a gas line along Brick Street and East Chestnut Avenue. There is no gas leak, but a portion of Brick Street and East Chestnut between Crowder Avenue and Elizabeth Avenue is closed...
WFFD battling brush fire off Burlington Mills Road
***UPDATE - Firefighters have contained the fire and are now dousing hot spots. The cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation. No injuries were reported. The information below was...
Raleigh Water repairing water main along South Main Street/US 1A, detour in place
Raleigh Water crews are repairing a water main along the 700 block of South Main Street/US 1A. For the safety of work crews, a portion of South Main/US 1A from West Holding Avenue to Vernon Avenue is...
Raleigh Water schedules closure Tuesday along North White Street
Raleigh Water will close a portion of the 500 block of North White Street (vicinity of East Juniper Avenue) Tuesday, March 19, beginning at 9 a.m. The closure is necessary to allow crews to repair a...
Traffic Alert - Front Street
Wake Forest tree crews will close a portion of Front Street at East Roosevelt Avenue this morning at 9:30 a.m. The temporary closure is necessary to allow crews to remove a tree limb that poses a...
Crash closes eastbound Durham Road/NC 98 near Flemming House Street
***UPDATE – All lanes along Durham Road/NC 98 have reopened. The two people transported to a local hospital sustained what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. The information below was...
WFPD reminds residents about public comment portal
In 2018 the Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) received international accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA). The accreditation verifies that...
WFPD & Torchy’s Tacos partnering to support Special Olympics March 25
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) and Torchy’s Tacos, 505 Dr. Calvin Jones Hwy., are again joining forces to raise awareness and money for Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC). Area residents...
Lt. Aaron Bitting earns prestigious Leadership Award
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is pleased to announce that Lt. Aaron Bitting is the recipient of Axon Training’s Leadership Award. Lt. Bitting earned the honor after completing an intensive...
Police remind residents about 988, free resource for people experiencing mental health-related distress
Wake Forest Police are reminding residents about 988 – the national suicide and crisis lifeline - following a weekend incident involving an individual experiencing a mental health crisis. Just after 4...