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Reward increased for capture of man who sexually assaulted elderly woman in Marion County.

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The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is increasing the reward for information leading to an arrest in the beating and rape case of a 91-year-old woman.RELATED: Search continues for suspect who beat and sexually assaulted 91-year-old woman in Marion CountyDetectives hope this will bring the information they need to find the suspect. “Whoever did it needs to be put away,” David Morales said.Nearly a week after the brutal attack that left a 91-year-old woman beaten and sexually assaulted in her own home, concern continues in Reddick. “It’s very, very important because whoever it is, they need to be put away,” Darian Richardson said.The Marion County Sheriff’s Office still believes there is information in the small community that could lead to an arrest and hopes a higher reward will get that on the way. The Florida Sheriff’s Association has added $5,000 to the thousand dollars already offered by Crime Stoppers of Marion County. “We’re hoping that’s enough to find someone who knows something that can help our detectives, and we’ve got all of our detectives working on it in hopes that we can come to a solution quickly,” Lt. Paul Bloom said. Reddick is a community of only a few hundred residents. Many doubt the suspect is a local. In addition to each detective assigned to the case, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office crime lab is analyzing evidence collected at the scene. “Detectives are still following up on leads, a lot of evidence is still being processed and carefully reviewed,” Bloom said. The victim’s home was dark in the middle of the night Saturday into Sunday. The only description is that of a man. “A 91-year-old woman wakes up in the middle of the night and sees a dark shadow creeping through her house, someone creeping through her house,” Bloom said. Now there is an increased reward in hopes of boosting efforts to put a dangerous person in jail. “If anybody knows, come forward and say something because it’s not right,” Morales said. WESH 2 News was told the victim is still dealing with significant bruising. A victim advocate continues to work with her and her family. CrimelineCrimeline’s mission is to increase community safety in Central Florida by assisting law enforcement agencies in removing undesirables from the community, according to its mission statement >> Call Crimline at 800-423-TIPS (8477) >> Leave a tip online Tips leading to the arrest of suspects and/or recovery of stolen property and drugs may be rewarded with cash rewards of up to $1,000. All tips eligible for a reward will be paid to tipsters in an anonymous process. Central Florida Crimeline was founded in July 1977 and was originally called Crimewatch, modeled after the first Crime Stoppers program founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Call Crimline at 800-423-TIPS (8477).

MARION COUNTY, Fla. —

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is increasing the reward for information leading to an arrest in the beating and rape of a 91-year-old woman.

RELATED: Search continues for suspect who beat, sexually assaulted 91-year-old woman in Marion County

Investigators hope it could provide the information needed to find the suspect.

“Whoever did this must be locked up,” said David Morales.

Nearly a week after a brutal attack in which a 91-year-old woman was beaten and sexually assaulted in her own home, concern continues in Reddick.

“This is very, very important because whoever it is needs to be put away,” Darian Richardson said.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office remains confident that there is information in the small community that could lead to an arrest and is hoping that a larger reward will solve the case.

The Florida Sheriff’s Association has added an additional $5,000 to the thousand dollars already offered by Crime Stoppers of Marion County.

“We’re hoping that this is enough to find someone who knows something that can help our investigators. And again, we’ve got all of our investigators working on this in the hopes that we can come to a quick resolution,” said Lt. Paul Bloom.

Reddick is a community of only a few hundred residents. Many doubt that the suspect is from the area.

In addition to each detective assigned to the case, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab analyzes evidence collected at the crime scene.

“Investigators are still following leads, and much of the evidence is still being processed and carefully reviewed,” Bloom said.

The victim’s house was dark in the middle of the night on Saturday into Sunday. The only description is that of a man.

“A 91-year-old woman imagined waking up in the middle of the night and seeing a dark shadow walking through her house, as if someone was creeping through her house,” Bloom said.

Now there is an increased reward in hopes of increasing efforts to put a dangerous person in prison.

“If anyone knows, they should come forward and say something because it is not right,” Morales said.

WESH 2 News learned the victim still suffers from significant bruising. A victim advocate continues to work with her and her family.

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Crimeline’s mission is to increase the safety of the people of Central Florida by assisting law enforcement agencies in removing undesirables from the community. Mission statement

>> Call Crimline at 800-423-TIPS (8477)

>> Leave a tip on-line

Information leading to the arrest of suspects and/or the recovery of stolen property and drugs may be rewarded with cash rewards of up to $1,000. All information eligible for a reward will be paid anonymously to informants.

Central Florida Crimeline was founded in July 1977 and was originally called Crimewatch, modeled after the first Crime Stoppers program founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Call Crimline at 800-423-TIPS (8477).

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