Who polices Andover
Andover has no municipal police department. Coverage comes from Connecticut State Police Troop K, based in Colchester, so an arrest in Andover is a state police arrest.
Route 6 runs through the town and carries most of the traffic that troopers work, which is why a large share of Andover arrests start as vehicle stops. The consequence for a reader is small but real: the department that has your paperwork and can tell you about a bond is a state police barracks in another town, not a station in Andover.
Where your case goes
Andover cases are prosecuted at Rockville Superior Court, GA 19, in the Rockville section of Vernon. The court page covers parking, the arraignment docket, and what happens when you arrive.
If you were released after the arrest, the date is printed on your paperwork. If you were held, you are brought to court the next business day.
After the arrest
Released or held is the fork that decides your next few days. A written promise to appear or a posted bond gets you out with a date printed on your paperwork; no bond means court the next business day and a judge who can lower the amount. See the arrest page for booking and the bond and bail page for how bonds work.
A family violence arrest skips that fork. Court is the next business day either way, and the judge issues a protective order at it, which can keep you away from your home and your children until the case is over.
In every version of this, do not talk about what happened. Not to troopers, not to anyone else involved, and not from a holding cell on a recorded line. The arraignment page covers that first appearance and the what to expect page covers the months that follow.
Common charges in Andover
Route 6 enforcement makes DUI and drug possession the charges GA 19 most often sees from Andover. Assault, domestic violence and family violence, and larceny and shoplifting account for most of the rest. On a first offense the realistic goal is usually a diversionary program ending in dismissal.