Police News

Wake Forest Police warn residents of Apple Pay scam

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is urging residents to guard against becoming the victim of fraud following recently reported phone scams involving Apple Pay. Residents who were recently...

Traffic Alert – Forestville Road

From now through the end of April, Secure Traffic Control, a contractor working on behalf of the Town of Wake Forest, will reduce to one lane with alternating two-way traffic portions of Forestville...

Traffic Alert – Ligon Mill Road

From now through the end of April, Secure Traffic Control, a contractor working on behalf of the Town of Wake Forest, is reducing to one lane with alternating two-way traffic the portion of Ligon Mill...

Bear sighting reported in Joyner Park

On Monday, Feb. 26, the Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) received a report of a bear sighting in E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Although no one captured a photo or video, the bear was...

Traffic Alert – Heritage Links Drive

Beginning Thursday, Feb. 22, and continuing through mid-March, Fred Smith Company, a contractor working on the 2024 Wake Forest Road Resurfacing Project, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two...

Louisburg man charged with sex crimes involving a child

Following a two-month investigation, Wake Forest Police have charged Timarin Lawson (photo attached), 501 N. Main St., Louisburg, in connection with an incident involving a 14-year-old that occurred...

Police make arrest in Polanski Drive stabbings

Wake Forest Police have arrested a local man in connection with two overnight stabbings. On Tuesday at 11:59 p.m., police responded to a reported stabbing along the 3100 block of Polanski Drive. Upon...