Who polices Thompson
Thompson has no municipal police department and is covered by Connecticut State Police Troop D, so an arrest in town is a state police arrest.
Interstate 395 runs up through Thompson to the Massachusetts line, which makes a good share of the arrests here highway stops involving people passing between the two states. The border decides the prosecution: which side of it you were on when the stop happened determines which state charges you, regardless of where you live or which way you were driving.
Where your case goes
Thompson cases go to Danielson Superior Court, GA 11, south down the interstate at 120 School Street. If you live in Massachusetts, that is where you are coming, and a Massachusetts attorney cannot appear for you in a Connecticut court unless they are admitted here.
Released, your date is on the paperwork you were given. Held, court is the next business day, and the date stands whether or not you have gone home across the line.
After the arrest
Most Thompson arrests end at the roadside or the barracks, with a promise to appear or a bond and a date some weeks out. Unable to post, you wait for court the next business day. The bond and bail page explains the kinds of bond and the arrest page explains booking.
If you were driving between two states when this happened, the temptation once you are home is to treat the paperwork as somebody else problem. Do not. A missed date becomes a warrant and a separate charge, and it crosses state lines with you.
Say nothing about the stop meanwhile. A family violence arrest reaches court the next business day with a protective order issued at that appearance. The arraignment page and the what to expect page cover what comes after.
Common charges in Thompson
Interstate traffic makes DUI and drug possession the largest part of what GA 11 sees out of Thompson, frequently from the same stop, with assault, domestic violence and family violence, and larceny and shoplifting making up the rest. A first offense may qualify for a diversionary program that ends in dismissal, which is worth asking about early if you live out of state.