Officer Arrested, Charged In Domestic Violence Case: New London Police

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Officer Arrested, Charged In Domestic Violence Case: New London Police The officer is charged with first-degree unlawful restraint and second-degree strangulation, among other offenses, according to police.

NEW LONDON, CT — A New London police officer was arrested and faces several charges in connection with a domestic violence incident, authorities confirmed over the weekend.

Julio Gil-Martinez, 29, of New London, was arrested Saturday on a warrant and charged with first-degree unlawful restraint, second-degree strangulation, second-degree threatening, third-degree assault, and interfering with an emergency call, police said in a news release.

The arrest came after a victim went to the Waterford Police Department to report the incident, which was determined to have happened at a home in New London, according to police.

"Concurrently, a member of the New London Police Department had come to the New London Police Department to report a domestic violence incident that occurred at a residence within the City of New London," police said in a news release, adding the report was made Thursday.

Gil-Martinez's bond was set at $75,000, according to police, who did not provide any information about his current status at the department.

While authorities did not identify Gil-Martinez as an officer in Saturday's news release, the department recently congratulated him on one year of service with the agency in a Facebook post. Gil-Martinez was previously an officer with the West Haven Police Department, according to a 2023 Board of Police Commissioners agenda from that city.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact police at 860-447-1481 or anonymously text "NLPDTip" plus tip information to 847-411.