Who polices Old Lyme
Old Lyme has no town police department. It is covered by a resident state trooper assigned from Connecticut State Police Troop F in Westbrook, so arrests here are made by state troopers.
Interstate 95 runs through the town along the shoreline, and highway stops are worked by the same troop. Whether the arrest came off the interstate or from a call in town, the barracks holds the paperwork and the bond information.
Where your case goes
Old Lyme sits between two troops and two courts in a way that catches people out. The trooper who arrested you works out of Westbrook to the west; the case is heard at New London Superior Court, GA 10 at 112 Broad Street, to the east. Bond questions go one way and court dates the other.
Go to Broad Street rather than Huntington Street. Released, your date is on your paperwork; held, court is the next business day.
After the arrest
Most Old Lyme arrests end at the barracks in Westbrook, with a written promise to appear or a bond and a date some weeks out. If you could not post, you are held for court the next business day, where a judge looks at the amount again. The bond and bail page explains the kinds of bond and the arrest page explains booking.
Hold off on explaining the stop until an attorney has heard it first, and do not count anything said at the roadside as private.
A family violence arrest goes to court the next business day either way, with a protective order issued at that appearance. The arraignment page sets out what happens there and the what to expect page sets out the rest of the case.
Common charges in Old Lyme
Interstate 95 makes DUI and drug possession the largest part of what GA 10 sees out of Old Lyme, and a share of those drivers are passing along the shoreline rather than living here. 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, including for an out-of-state driver.