In re S.T.

The juvenile S.T. appeals from the decision of the Addison Family Court denying his motion to suppress and adjudging him delinquent pursuant to 33 V.S.A. § 5526. We reverse and remand.

On the night of January 16, 1993, R.W., S.T.’s uncle and the local town constable, received a call asking him to come pick up his nephew. The caller reported that S.T. had been drinking. R.W. drove to the caller’s house, but S.T. was not there, so he set out to search for his nephew. Unable to find S.T. and concerned about the cold weather, R.W. telephoned the state police to indicate that he might require…