State in Interest of J.G

In State in Interest of J.G., 227 N.J. Super. 324, 547 A.2d 336 (Ch.Div.1988), the juvenile was a runaway and the police had been directed by the Juvenile Family Crisis Intervention Unit to take him into custody and bring him before the Family court for a hearing. Thereafter, the police did find the youngster and conducted a "pat-down" search prior to putting him in the police car. A bag of marijuana was found in his pocket. The search was upheld as "incident to the custodial detention of the juvenile." Id. at 327, 547 A.2d 336. In that case the police had specifically been directed by an officer of the court to place the juvenile into custodial detention for the purpose of transporting him to court.