Who polices Norwich
Norwich has its own police department, and most arrests in the city are made by Norwich officers, who handle booking and set the initial bond or release you on a written promise to appear.
One department covers the city, so a family looking for someone has one number to call rather than a barracks in another town.
Where your case goes
Norwich cases are heard at Norwich Superior Court, GA 21, at 1 Courthouse Square in the downtown, which makes this one of the few towns where the courthouse is local.
That is convenient in every way except one: parking downtown is mostly paid and mostly on the street, so leave more time than the short drive suggests. Released after the arrest, your date is on your paperwork; held, court is the next business day.
After the arrest
Released or held is the fork that decides your next few days. Norwich officers release you on a written promise to appear or on a bond you post; unable to post, you are held for court the next business day and a judge reviews the amount. The arrest page covers booking and the bond and bail page covers the bond.
Say nothing about the incident meanwhile, and treat calls from holding as recorded, because they are and prosecutors use them.
A family violence arrest goes to court the next business day whether or not you were released, with a protective order issued there. The arraignment page covers that appearance; the what to expect page covers the case around it.
Common charges in Norwich
GA 21 sees the full range out of Norwich: DUI, assault, domestic violence and family violence, drug possession, and larceny and shoplifting. As the largest town in this court, Norwich supplies most of the docket.
For a first offense the aim is usually a diversionary program that ends in dismissal, and applying is something someone has to do rather than something that happens on its own.