Who polices Suffield
Suffield has its own police department, and arrests in town are made by Suffield officers, who handle booking and set the initial bond or release you on a promise to appear.
Suffield sits on the Massachusetts border, and the state line is the thing worth understanding. Which side of it you were on when the arrest happened decides which state prosecutes you, not where you live or where you were going. A Suffield arrest is a Connecticut case, heard in Connecticut, under Connecticut law, however short the distance to the line.
Where your case goes
Suffield cases go to Hartford Superior Court, GA 14, south into the city. If you live over the line in Massachusetts, that is the courthouse you are coming to, and a Massachusetts attorney cannot appear for you here. The court page covers parking and the docket.
If you were released, the date on your paperwork is the one that counts, wherever you live. If you were held, court is the next business day.
After the arrest
Suffield officers either release you on a written promise to appear or on a bond, or hold you for court the next business day. If you live over the state line, note that being released does not end anything: the date on your paperwork is a Connecticut court date and it holds. The arrest page and the bond and bail page cover booking and the bond.
Do not explain the incident to anyone before you have an attorney, and treat holding calls as recorded.
A family violence arrest is heard the next business day whether or not you were released, with a protective order issued at that appearance. An order can bar you from a home in another state as readily as one here. The arraignment page covers the date; the what to expect page covers the case.
Common charges in Suffield
The Suffield docket at GA 14 covers DUI, drug possession, assault, domestic violence and family violence, and larceny and shoplifting. For anyone who lives out of state, a diversionary program that ends in dismissal is worth asking about early, because a Connecticut conviction does not stay in Connecticut: it shows up on background checks wherever you live.