Who polices Colchester
Colchester has no municipal police department. The town is covered by resident state troopers assigned from Connecticut State Police Troop K, and the Troop K barracks is in Colchester, so state police presence in town is constant rather than occasional.
Route 2 runs through the town and carries much of the traffic enforcement. Whether the arrest came off that road or from a call somewhere else, the barracks that processed it is the one in town, and it is where the bond information sits.
Where your case goes
Norwich, not Middletown. Colchester cases are heard at Norwich Superior Court, GA 21, at 1 Courthouse Square, even though Middletown may be the shorter drive. Go by the town where the arrest happened rather than by which courthouse is nearest to you, and check your paperwork if you are unsure.
Parking downtown is mostly paid. Released, your date is on your paperwork; held, court is the next business day.
After the arrest
Troopers either release you from the barracks in town on a promise to appear or after a bond, or hold you for court the next business day. Released, your date is on the paperwork you were given. The arrest page covers booking and the bond and bail page covers the bond.
Because the barracks is here and the courthouse is not, be clear which you are driving to and why. Bond questions stay in town; court dates go to Norwich.
A family violence arrest goes to court the next business day either way, with a protective order issued at that appearance. Until then, do not talk about the case. The arraignment page explains the first date and the what to expect page explains the rest.
Common charges in Colchester
Route 2 traffic work puts DUI and drug possession among the more common Colchester charges at GA 21, with assault, domestic violence and family violence, and larceny and shoplifting behind them. A first offense often has a diversionary program that ends in dismissal.