Police News
The crash is causing significant delays, so motorists are urged to avoid the area and use an alternate route....Read more
Just before 3 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 30, Wake Forest Police responded to a reported shooting along the 300 block of South Franklin Street.
Upon their arrival, officers located one person suffering from a gunshot wound. The individual was transported to a local hospital with what are...Read more
***UPDATE - At approximately 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, Issac Mason, age 18, of Long Island New York was arrested in Stony Brook, NY, in connection with the August 17 shooting death of Tyler Ray Wood along the 1000 block of East Wait Avenue.
Mason is currently being held in Suffolk...Read more
***UPDATE – The juvenile shown in the attached surveillance images has been identified and apprehended without incident.
The information below was distributed Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 1:27 p.m.
Wake Forest Police are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the...Read more
***UPDATE - All lanes along Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened.
One person was transported to a local hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.
The information below was distributed today at 3:04 p.m.
A crash involving three vehicles has...Read more
The Town of Wake Forest will temporarily close the northbound lane along North Main Street/US 1A from Walnut Avenue to Juniper Avenue Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The temporary lane closure is necessary to allow crews to jet the storm drain that runs along North Main in anticipation of...Read more
Raleigh Water crews are responding to a sewer line leak along the 200 block of West Chestnut Avenue.
For the safety of work crews, the intersection of West Chestnut Avenue and North Wingate Street is closed. A signed detour is in place directing motorists around the work area. Delays are...Read more
Wake Forest Police are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the individuals shown in the attached surveillance images.
The subjects are wanted for questioning in connection with three unrelated thefts at different Wake Forest locations.
Anyone who believes they...Read more
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is warning local drivers not to drink and drive after arresting 10 people for Driving While Impaired (DWI) over the weekend and 19 since July 1. For the year, Wake Forest Police have arrested 103 people for DWI - up from 58 over the same period last year...Read more
Weather permitting, the Town of Wake Forest will temporarily close the portion of Mangum Avenue between Carter Street and Ligon Mill Road Tuesday-Thursday, July 30-Aug. 1, from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. each day. The temporary closure is necessary to allow crews to repair the asphalt along the roadway...Read more