Cousin's SOS to police saves Bradenton kidnapping victim
jdeleon@bradenton.comJune 12, 2013   BRADENTON -- A 38-year-old
North Carolina mother of five is safe after a cousin's call to
Bradenton police Saturday led to her recovery after a
kidnapping.  During a search for the suspect, a police officer
shot and killed the woman's boyfriend.  The Bradenton Police
Department received a phone call at 12:30 p.m. Saturday from
Lachaundria Harrison, the cousin of a woman being held against
her will by boyfriend, Craig Rodgers, in a home on the 300 block
of 20th Street East in Bradenton.  Harrison's cousin was being
held in a room with no access to a phone after Rodgers smashed
it, according to police.  Somehow, unknown to Rodgers, the
victim managed to pick up Wi-Fi Internet access on another
device and began sending messages to Harrison who called BPD.
"I have a family member that has been kidnapped and taken to
your city in Florida," Harrison said. "She is being held against
her will and being beaten."  The victim