Police News

***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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is inviting residents to “Cover the Cruiser” this weekend to raise money for Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC). On Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m...

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...

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is inviting residents to “Cover the Cruiser” to raise money for Special Olympics in North Carolina (SONC). On Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday...

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...