<a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/oregon/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?o0087_BC_OR--MissingGirl&&news&ornews";>http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/oregon/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?o0087_BC_OR--MissingGirl&&news&ornews<;/a><P>Girl staged her own abduction <P>The Associated Press<BR>7/23/02 10:15 PM<P><BR>LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) -- A teenager who vanished over the weekend, frightening residents in this upscale Portland suburb, staged her own abduction, police said Tuesday. <P>Sarah Katherine Roberts, 16, who turned up in Seattle late Monday, might face criminal charges for the escapade that sent dozens of police into the wooded Lake Oswego park where she left her Jeep, costing taxpayers $50,000. <P>"The parents have many issues to work out with Sarah and themselves," said Lake Oswego Police Capt. Marc Galloway. <P>Police said Roberts could face criminal charges for faking her own abduction, but wouldn't be asked to pay for the search. Police are also investigating the role that as many as four other teens had in aiding Roberts' disappearance. <P>At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, the girl, accompanied by her parents and dressed in a black shirt and stone-washed jeans, read a statement apologizing for her actions. <P>She didn't say why she ran away or take any questions from the press. <P>Roberts was reported missing Sunday night when her mother, Debbie Roberts, found the girl's Jeep Cherokee abandoned near Tryon Creek State Park with two dogs trapped inside. <P>Residents, mindful of two Oregon City girls who were abducted earlier this year, immediately swung into action, printing out missing-girl flyers and holding a candlelight vigil. <P>After a massive search that included the FBI, the girl contacted her parents Monday night and was picked up unharmed at a Seattle mall. <P>Roberts, a softball player at Lake Oswego High School, could also face animal cruelty charges because her two dogs were locked in the Jeep in hot weather. Outside the vehicle police found keys, a broken necklace that the girl's mother identified, and a half-empty water bottle. <P>"Upon first arrival it was a classic abduction scene," said Lt. Terry Timeus. <P>Roberts' cell phone was not found in the car, leading investigators to make repeated calls that were not answered. <P>But when a friend left her a message about the extensive search, the girl decided to phone her parents, Timeus said. <P><BR>