Who polices Westbrook
Westbrook has no municipal police department. The town is covered by a resident state trooper assigned from Connecticut State Police Troop F, and the Troop F barracks is in Westbrook, so state police presence in town is constant rather than occasional.
Interstate 95 runs along the shoreline through the town, and highway stops are worked by the same troop. Whether the arrest came from the interstate or from a call in town, the barracks that processed it is the one down the road, and it is where the bond information sits.
Where your case goes
Westbrook cases are prosecuted at Middletown Superior Court, GA 9, well inland. That is the awkward part of this town: the barracks is local and the courthouse is not. GA 9 covers the shoreline towns of Middlesex County, and there is no criminal court nearer the water.
Released, your date is on your paperwork. Held, court is the next business day. Read the court page on parking and allow for the drive.
After the arrest
Most Westbrook arrests end at the barracks down the road, 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.
Do not discuss the stop with anyone before you have spoken to an attorney, and do not assume a roadside conversation was off the record.
A family violence arrest runs on the next business day rule instead, with a protective order issued at that first 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 Westbrook
Interstate 95 makes DUI and drug possession the largest part of what GA 9 sees out of Westbrook, 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.