Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
New London County is a county in Connecticut. Every warrant for New London County comes from a judge of the Connecticut Superior Court, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
Related guides: New London County public records, New London County arrest records, New London County inmate search, New London County criminal records, New London County court records, Connecticut arrest records and Connecticut inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in New London County
In Connecticut an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For New London County that means the Connecticut Superior Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family and juvenile case.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the clerk of each courthouse.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at jud.ct.gov/PublicAccess/CourtList.aspx?d=NewLondon (page title: CT Judicial | Public Access), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, Judicial Branch Case Look-up is the Connecticut Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in New London County
The agencies that report for Norwich, New London, Groton and Stonington and, elsewhere, the state police serve warrants in New London County.
In Connecticut the police for a given address is the town police in a town with its own department and the state police elsewhere.
The agency that serves a warrant from New London County is whichever one finds the person; a Connecticut warrant is valid across Connecticut.
Together, the four agencies in New London County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,307 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in New London County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from New London County Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody is in the custody of the Connecticut Department of Correction, which runs every jail and prison in Connecticut; its inmate locator is at portal.ct.gov/DOC/Miscellaneous/Inmate-Information.
How to Check for a Warrant in New London County
The places to check for a warrant from New London County:
- The court file of the case, through the clerk of each courthouse, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Judicial Branch Case Look-up, the Connecticut Judicial Branch's free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
The one New London County page SearchSystems verified, the court's, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from New London County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from New London County that means appearing before the Connecticut Superior Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the clerk of each courthouse.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in New London County?
Not from the New London County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. Judicial Branch Case Look-up is the Connecticut Judicial Branch's free statewide case search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the clerk of each courthouse.
Who serves warrants in New London County?
The state police or the town police; a Connecticut warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in New London County held?
In a facility of the Connecticut Department of Correction, which runs every jail in Connecticut.
How is a warrant from New London County cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the clerk of each courthouse.
Is this the official New London County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.