Who polices Ashford
Ashford has no municipal police department. Coverage comes from Connecticut State Police Troop C, based in Tolland, which makes Ashford the exception in this court: every other town here is Troop D.
That matters for one practical reason. Troop C is west in Tolland; GA 11 is east in Danielson. They are separate systems that do not line up, and the mistake it produces is real, someone driving to the barracks about a court date or to the courthouse about a bond and losing half a day.
Bond questions go west to Tolland. Court dates go east to Danielson.
Where your case goes
Ashford cases are prosecuted at Danielson Superior Court, GA 11, at 120 School Street, well east of the town. The address names Danielson, which is a borough of Killingly rather than a town of its own.
Released by troopers, your date is on the paperwork you were given. Held, court is the next business day, where a judge reviews the bond.
After the arrest
The trooper either releases you from the Tolland barracks on a promise to appear or after a bond, or holds you for court the next business day. Released, the date is on what you were handed. Booking is covered on the arrest page and the bond on the bond and bail page.
Because the barracks and the courthouse sit at opposite ends of your week, be clear which one you are driving to and why. A bond question goes west; a court date goes east.
Say nothing about the case meanwhile. A family violence arrest is heard the next business day with a protective order issued at that appearance. The arraignment page covers the date; the what to expect page covers the case.
Common charges in Ashford
The Ashford docket at GA 11 is small and led by DUI and drug possession, with assault, domestic violence and family violence, and larceny and shoplifting behind them. For a first offense the realistic aim is a diversionary program ending in dismissal.