Who polices Middlefield
Middlefield is covered by a resident state trooper assigned from Connecticut State Police Troop F. There is no municipal police department, so the officer who arrests you in Middlefield is a state trooper.
The difference a reader notices is procedural rather than legal. Booking happens through the state police, the paperwork comes from the troop, and the troop is where a family calls to find out whether someone is still being held.
Where your case goes
Middlefield cases are heard at Middletown Superior Court, GA 9, immediately north. The court page has the parking and the docket, and the building holds two courts, so check the daily list for your courtroom.
Released, the date on your paperwork is the one to keep. Held, court comes the next business day.
After the arrest
Two paths after a Middlefield arrest. Released by troopers on a promise to appear or after posting a bond, you appear on the date on your paperwork. Held, you go to court the next business day and the judge reviews what the state police set. The bond and bail page explains the types of bond; the arrest page explains booking.
Family violence changes the timing. Court is the next business day regardless and a protective order issues then, which can bar you from your own home until the case ends.
Meanwhile, do not discuss the case with anyone, including on a recorded jail line. The arraignment page sets out that first appearance and the what to expect page puts it in sequence.
Common charges in Middlefield
What GA 9 sees from Middlefield is the ordinary range: DUI, assault, domestic violence and family violence, drug possession, and larceny and shoplifting. A first offense frequently qualifies for a diversionary program, and most of those can be used only once, which makes the timing of the application a real decision.