Who polices East Lyme
East Lyme has its own police department, and arrests in town are made by East Lyme officers. Niantic is the village centre and is part of East Lyme: if your paperwork says Niantic, that is the same town, the same department, and the same court.
Interstate 95 runs through East Lyme, and stops on it may be made by state troopers instead. The paperwork names which agency, and that is who has the bond information.
Where your case goes
East Lyme cases go to New London Superior Court, GA 10, at 112 Broad Street. The Huntington Street building is the Judicial District courthouse and is not where an arraignment happens, which is a distinction worth getting right before the morning.
Released after the arrest, your date is on your paperwork. Held, court is the next business day. There is no public lot at the courthouse.
After the arrest
Two ways out of an East Lyme arrest: released on a promise to appear or after posting a bond, with a date printed on your paperwork, or held for court the next business day. The arrest page covers booking and the bond and bail page covers the bond.
Say nothing about what happened before you have an attorney, including on a recorded call from a holding cell.
For a family violence arrest, court is the next business day whichever way you were released, and a protective order issues at that appearance. If you disagree with it, the moment to say so is then. The arraignment page covers the appearance and the what to expect page covers the case.
Common charges in East Lyme
Highway enforcement makes DUI and drug possession a large share of what GA 10 sees out of East Lyme. Larceny and shoplifting, assault, and domestic violence and family violence make up the rest. A first offense often qualifies for a diversionary program ending in dismissal.