A New London police officer who is on administrative leave after he was arrested last year, accused in a domestic violence incident, was arrested on Thursday night after police received reports of a domestic violence incident, according to police.
They said officers responded to a New London home around 11:11 p.m. after receiving a report that a female was the victim of domestic violence and met with the victim and 28-year-old Julio Gil-Martinez, of New London.
Police then learned that there was an active protective order, which had been violated, as well as additional criminal violations.
Gil-Martinez was charged with disorderly conduct, violation of protective order, unlawful restraint in the first degree and criminal mischief in the second degree.
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He was held on a $100,000 cash-surety bond and was due to be arraigned on Friday.
Police said Gil-Martinez is on administrative leave from the New London Police Department after a prior arrest. He is due in court on Monday to face the prior charges.
Anyone with information is asked to call the New London Police Department's Detective Bureau at 860-447-1481 or submit anonymous through the New London Tips 411 system by texting NLPDTip plus the information to Tip411 (847411).
