"BREAKING NEWS: SARAH ROBERTS FOUND, ALIVE!"<BR> Posted by Justice_seeker on Jul-23-02 at 01:23 AM (EST)<BR> Thank God! A very happy ending for this family!!<P> July 22, 2002 <BR> Watch this story in Windows Media. <P><img src="http://www.katu.com/news/images/story2002/020722robertsblack.jpg";><P> Missing Lake Oswego girl found <P> LAKE OSWEGO - Lake Oswego police say a 16-year-old girl missing since Sunday evening has been<BR> found unharmed in Washington State. Police said she was found in the Seattle area but had no<BR> further details. They said she was found at about 9:40 p.m. Monday evening.<P> Her parents reported Sarah Roberts missing after she drove to Tryon Creek State Park to go jogging<BR> with her dogs. The dogs were found locked in the car she was driving.<P> Police combed the park area today looking for her. The FBI had also joined the search for Roberts.<P> About 100 searchers from various law enforcement agencies, aided by helicopters and dogs, were<BR> combing the urban park Monday, looking for any trace of the 16-year-old. The terrain at the park is<BR> steep and rugged, and the hot weather in the Portland area forced searchers to look in shifts, so<BR> they would not be overcome by fatigue.<P> By midafternoon, they had completed a search of the signed paths through the park, and could<BR> conclude that Roberts had probably not fallen and found herself unable to get to safety.<P> The Roberts family had said there are no family problems that might have caused Roberts to run<BR> away.<P> Police were puzzling over why the two family dogs - a black Labrador and a black chow mix - were<BR> locked in the car, especially since Sunday evening was relatively warm and pets should not be left in<BR> the car in such weather. <P> Roberts' hair has recently been dyed black and her eyes are brown.<P> Sarah Roberts will be a junior at Lake Oswego High School this year and is on the softball team. She<BR> lives with her parents and has one older brother.<P> <a href="http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=48845";>http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=48845<;/a> <P> <BR> <BR> <P><BR> Table of Contents <P><BR> Runaway?, DonBradley, 07:58 AM, Jul-23-02 <BR> Not so sure it was wasted time..., Monty, 08:26 AM, Jul-23-02 <BR> Probably let go, Snapple, 08:42 AM, Jul-23-02 <BR> or maybe, jameson, 09:50 AM, Jul-23-02 <BR> Press conference scheduled, Mikie, 09:50 AM, Jul-23-02 <P><BR> <P> <BR> <P> Messages in this discussion <P> <BR> 1 . "Runaway?"<BR> Posted by DonBradley on Jul-23-02 at 07:58 AM (EST)<BR> It seems she was never in any danger though the police are not saying how she got to Seattle or<BR> why or with whom she went there.<P> Alot of wasted efforts by the police and the searchers.<BR> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 2 . "Not so sure it was wasted time..."<BR> Posted by Monty on Jul-23-02 at 08:26 AM (EST)<BR> We don't know the details yet. She could have been abducted and dumped, etc. Let's wait to hear<BR> more. <P> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 3 . "Probably let go"<BR> Posted by Snapple on Jul-23-02 at 08:42 AM (EST)<BR> I don't think she would leave her dogs. Most girls who are kidnapped are released, not killed, when<BR> someone is finished with them. Most non-parental abductions don't end in murder.<BR> However, perhaps the police don't want to put it all in the paper and embarrass the girl. <P> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 5 . "or maybe"<BR> Posted by jameson on Jul-23-02 at 09:50 AM (EST)<BR> she saw some friends and they talked her into going with them "just for a little while' but time got<BR> away from her.<P> I think if she had been abducted, they would have been most anxious to warn the public - - I think<BR> this girl was where she chose to be. <P> Kids do stupid things sometimes. <P> <BR> <BR> <P> <BR> 4 . "Press conference scheduled"<BR> Posted by Mikie on Jul-23-02 at 09:50 AM (EST)<BR> Later this morning.<P> She apparently went on her own. Why would she leave dogs in her car? The only thing I can think of<BR> is drugs. A mind is a terrible thing to waste.