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Connecticut Inmate Lookup

Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the Connecticut Dept of Corrections.

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Connecticut Federal Bureau of Investigation Newhaven

The FBI New Haven Field Office covers Connecticut, investigating federal crimes and taking tips from the public. It posts wanted persons; an Identity History Summary comes from FBI CJIS at edo.cjis.gov.

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CT.gov Public Safety

Connecticut's public safety page links to the State Police, the sex offender registry, the prison inmate search, pistol permit applications, crime victim services and firearms rules.

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Connecticut Attorney General

The Connecticut Attorney General represents the state and enforces consumer protection and price gouging laws, taking complaints from residents. Court case records are kept by the Connecticut Judicial Branch.

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Police Officer Standards and Training Council

The Connecticut POST Council trains, certifies and decertifies police officers and sets accreditation standards for local police departments. The page explains basic training at the Police Academy and certification.

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Connecticut Licenses

License verification for banking, insurance, and health providers professional license status with the state of Connecticut.

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New Haven County at a glance

State
Connecticut
County seat
New Haven
Population
864,835
Area
862 sq mi
Founded
1666
Cities and towns
28

New Haven County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. New Haven County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in New Haven County.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. The Connecticut Department of Correction operates correctional facilities that serve New Haven County, including the New Haven Correctional Center located at 245 Whalley Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511. The Connecticut DOC Inmate Information Line can be contacted through the office’s website, and inmates can be searched online through the Connecticut DOC Inmate Lookup system at www.ct.gov/doc. Major law enforcement agencies include New Haven County Police Department (headquartered at 1 Union Avenue, New Haven area), Waterbury Police Department (255 East Main Street, Waterbury), Meriden Police Department (50 West Main Street, Meriden), Milford Police Department, West Haven Police Department, Wallingford Police Department, Hamden Police Department, Branford Police Department, Guilford Police Department, Cheshire Police Department, and police departments in smaller municipalities throughout New Haven County. Arrest records in Connecticut are subject to public disclosure under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), codified at Connecticut General Statutes § 1-200 et seq.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in New Haven County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in New Haven County

Old mine sites
140
Sites with no status in the records
9
Still producing
24
Worked underground, in the mine records
5
Main minerals
dimension stone; construction sand and gravel; crushed stone
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
247
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated, open pit mine or quarry, quarry
Maps surveyed
1951 to 1992
Records behind them
438 records for 420 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 173 named mine sites inside the county, 140 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 247 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are dimension stone; construction sand and gravel; crushed stone.

A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.

New Haven County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. Hover a dot for its name.
Connecticut mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in New Haven County (173 shown, 247 unnamed on the map)

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in New Haven County, Connecticut?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the state police or a town or city police department. Ask that agency for its record.

How do I get a criminal background check in New Haven County, Connecticut?

The Connecticut criminal history record comes from the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, State Police Bureau of Identification. Request by U.S. mail only with form DPS-846-C to State Police Bureau of Identification, 1111 Country Club Road, Middletown, CT 06457, searched by name and date of birth or by fingerprints. Fee: $75 for a state criminal history check; $15 fingerprinting fee at a State Police location.

How can I look up sex offenders in New Haven County, Connecticut?

Search the Connecticut Sex Offender Registry (DESPP), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in New Haven County, Connecticut?

Register with the town Registrars of Voters (Connecticut has no county election offices) or through the Connecticut Secretary of the State. You can also register online with the state online registration. The mail in registration deadline is 18 days before an election; Same Day Registration is available at a designated location in each town during Early Voting and on Election Day.

How do I look up property records in New Haven County, Connecticut?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in New Haven County are kept by the town clerk. Property values are set by the town assessor, and tax bills come from the town tax collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in New Haven County, Connecticut?

Certified birth and death certificates for Connecticut come from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office. The vital records office of the town where the event occurred, or where the certificate holder lived at the time of the event, issues certified copies; Connecticut has no county vital records offices. In person or by mail at the town vital records office, by mail to the State Vital Records Office, 410 Capitol Avenue, MS#11VRS, Hartford, CT 06106, or online and by phone through VitalChek, the only third party vendor the Department approves. Fee: Town issued birth, death, marriage and civil union certificates are $20 per copy; state issued birth certificates are $30 per copy and state death, marriage and civil union certificates $20 per copy.

How do I find business license records in New Haven County, Connecticut?

Business entity filings are searched with the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services. A business using a name other than its registered name files a trade name certificate with the town clerk; licenses for regulated trades come from state agencies such as the Department of Consumer Protection.