New Britain Busted Mugshots

Busted mugshots and arrest records from New Britain are held by the New Britain Police Department and the Connecticut court system. New Britain is the second largest city in Hartford County, with a population of about 75,871. You can search for New Britain mugshots through the free state court case lookup tool or by contacting the police records unit directly. The New Britain PD at 10 Main Street keeps booking photos, arrest logs, and incident reports for all arrests made inside city limits. Any case that moves through the court system also shows up in the statewide Judicial Branch database, which is open to the public at no charge.

New Britain Police Arrest Records

The New Britain Police Department is the main source for busted mugshots from the city. Their office is at 10 Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051. The phone number is (860) 826-3000. When a person is arrested in New Britain, the police take a mugshot at booking, log the charges, and record the person's name, date of birth, and other basic details. This data stays with the New Britain PD. Connecticut does not use county jails like many other states, so the New Britain police handle all of their own bookings in house.

The New Britain PD serves a city that has long been one of the more active jurisdictions in Hartford County for arrests. Getting records from the department is straightforward. Under CGS § 1-215, the basic facts of an arrest are public from the moment the arrest takes place. You have the right to ask for this info and you do not need to give a reason. Copy fees for New Britain police records run up to $0.50 per page, which is the standard rate set by the state for municipal agencies.

State troopers sometimes make arrests in or near New Britain as well. Those records go to the Connecticut State Police, not the New Britain PD. If you are unsure which agency handled a specific arrest, the statewide court case lookup can help you sort it out.

Search New Britain Busted Mugshots Online

The Connecticut Judicial Branch Criminal Case Look-up is a free online tool that shows arrest and case records from all Connecticut courts. New Britain cases go through the New Britain Judicial District courthouse. You can search by name to pull up case details, charges, and court dates for arrests made in the city. The system covers about ten years of conviction data. It also shows pending cases, active warrants, and daily court dockets. For New Britain busted mugshots that led to a court filing, the case info will be in this database.

The Connecticut Judicial Branch criminal case lookup portal is shown below. This is the main tool for searching New Britain arrest records and court cases.

The search is free. No account or login is needed. You can use it from any device.

Within the system, you have a few search options. The convictions search pulls up past guilty verdicts from New Britain and all other Connecticut courts. The daily docket shows who has a hearing coming up at the New Britain courthouse. For checking whether someone has an active warrant, the statewide warrant search covers every jurisdiction in the state, New Britain cases included.

New Britain Inmate Search

When someone is arrested in New Britain and ends up in state custody, you can look them up through the Connecticut Department of Correction inmate search. This database shows all people held in Connecticut state prisons and detention centers. You search by name or DOC inmate number. It updates every day. A person arrested in New Britain who is held on bond or serving a state sentence will show up here.

The Connecticut DOC inmate search is shown below. You can use this tool to check whether someone arrested in New Britain is currently in state custody.

This database does not cover everyone. People who post bail or get released on a promise to appear will not be listed. Records for people held under the Youthful Offender Statute and those in federal immigration custody are also excluded from the results.

Note: For someone still in local holding at the New Britain PD, call (860) 826-3000 to check their status.

New Britain Arrest Records and Public Access

Arrest records in New Britain are public. That is the law. CGS § 1-215 says the record of any arrest becomes a public record the moment the arrest happens. This covers the name, address, age, and race of the arrested person, the date and time, and the charges filed. For warrant arrests in New Britain, the warrant application and supporting affidavit are also public. For arrests made without a warrant, the full arrest report is public. You do not need a reason to ask for these records.

The Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission enforces public records access across the state. If the New Britain Police Department denies your records request or fails to respond, you can file a complaint with the FOI Commission within 30 days. No special forms are needed. You make your request in writing, by email, or walk into the records office at 10 Main Street. Under Connecticut FOIA, the New Britain PD is required to respond promptly.

There are limits on what you can get. CGS § 1-210(b) lists exemptions that keep some records off limits. Juvenile cases, sealed records, ongoing investigation files, and victim info from sexual assault cases are all exempt. Under CGS § 54-142a, New Britain arrest records are erased when charges get dismissed or dropped. Nolled cases are erased after 13 months. Once erased, the record is gone from both police files and the court database.

New Britain Clean Slate and Erasure

Connecticut's Clean Slate law changes which New Britain busted mugshots show up in a search. Certain old convictions are erased automatically under this program. Misdemeanor convictions can be erased after 7 years. Some felonies qualify for erasure after 10 years if the person has had no new charges. Sex crimes, family violence offenses, and firearms violations are not eligible for Clean Slate.

For people searching New Britain records, this matters. If you look for a mugshot from an older New Britain case and come up with nothing, the record may have been erased. Once a record is erased in Connecticut, it is completely gone. The court case lookup will not show it. The New Britain PD will not have it. The law treats it as though the arrest never took place. There is no appeal or workaround to get an erased record.

How to Get New Britain Mugshots

The online court system shows case details but not the actual booking photo. If you need a mugshot from a New Britain arrest, you have to go through the New Britain Police Department. File a Freedom of Information request with their records unit at 10 Main Street or call (860) 826-3000 to ask about the process first.

Here is what to expect when you request busted mugshots from New Britain PD:

• Provide the full name of the person and approximate date of arrest
• Submit your request in person, by mail, or by email
• Copies cost up to $0.50 per page for standard documents
• The department must respond promptly under Connecticut FOIA
• Photos may come as printed copies or digital files depending on the format

For a full criminal history that goes beyond a single New Britain arrest, the State Police Bureau of Identification runs statewide criminal history checks. You need a fingerprinting appointment at their Middletown office. The state check costs $75 and the federal check is $13.25. This pulls every record tied to a person across all of Connecticut, not just New Britain cases.

Note: Full arrest reports from New Britain may be held back until the case has been adjudicated in court.

Hartford County Busted Mugshots

New Britain is part of Hartford County, the most populated county in Connecticut. For a broader search that covers all police departments and courts in the county, check the full Hartford County page. It has contact details for other agencies, county-wide court resources, and more on how busted mugshots are handled across Hartford County. There are dozens of local police departments in the county, and each one keeps its own booking photos apart from the New Britain PD.

Nearby Cities With Arrest Records

If the busted mugshots you are looking for are not from a New Britain arrest, the person may have been booked by a different police department in the area. These nearby cities have their own records divisions and keep separate arrest files.