NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The NYPD is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of an attacker who beat a 91-year-old man to death in the Bronx on Tuesday.
The department on Thursday said it would offer a $3,500 reward for the arrest and indictment of the person responsible for Nicholas Rappa's death, as well as an additional $6,500 for the person's conviction.
Police released photos and surveillance footage of the suspect on Wednesday.
The suspect police are searching for.NYPD
Officers responding to a 911 call reporting a robbery found Rappa unconscious and unresponsive in his garage, at the corner of Wickham and Waring avenues in Pelham Gardens, around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police said.
Rappa, who had head injuries, was pronounced dead at the scene, the NYPD said.
Police are now searching for a man in his 30s who was last seen wearing a reflective traffic vest, dark pants with reflective strips, a yellow hard hat and sneakers.
Surveillance footage released by the NYPD on Wednesday shows the man pulling a truck up to Rappa's home and walking inside before running away with what appear to be several packages.
The truck the suspect was driving.NYPD
The man tosses the packages into the back of the truck before hopping into the driver's seat, the video shows.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
