Reward Rises for Tips to Help Capture Accused Rapist
Associated Press
Miami Herald
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Miami, Florida (US):
The reward for Reynaldo E. Rapalo was increased by $5,000 bringing the total to $36,000, Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokeswoman Paige Patterson Hughes said.
''We certainly hope an increase in reward money will bring more tips and more leads,'' Hughes said.Rapalo allegedly sexually assaulted seven girls and women and attacking four others in the Little Havana area in 2002 and 2003.
He was awaiting a February trial that could have sent him to prison for life.Rapalo and another inmate, Idanio Bravo, climbed through a vent in the 7-foot ceiling of Bravo's single-man cell on the sixth floor Tuesday and made it to the roof on the same level, officials said.
The vent, which connects to the roof, was supposed to be locked, but had been pried open, and bars blocking it were cut.
There were indications that someone was planning to meet Rapalo after he escaped, Miami Police Chief John Timoney has said.Bravo, who was also awaiting trial on sexual assault charges, was captured outside the jail after breaking his legs when he jumped. Meanwhile, officers are scouring neighborhoods, airports, train stations and ports for Rapalo, a 34-year-old Honduran.
Dec 24, 2005
Associated PressMiami Herald
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Miami, Florida (US):
The reward for Reynaldo E. Rapalo was increased by $5,000 bringing the total to $36,000, Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokeswoman Paige Patterson Hughes said.
''We certainly hope an increase in reward money will bring more tips and more leads,'' Hughes said.Rapalo allegedly sexually assaulted seven girls and women and attacking four others in the Little Havana area in 2002 and 2003.
He was awaiting a February trial that could have sent him to prison for life.Rapalo and another inmate, Idanio Bravo, climbed through a vent in the 7-foot ceiling of Bravo's single-man cell on the sixth floor Tuesday and made it to the roof on the same level, officials said.The vent, which connects to the roof, was supposed to be locked, but had been pried open, and bars blocking it were cut.
There were indications that someone was planning to meet Rapalo after he escaped, Miami Police Chief John Timoney has said.Bravo, who was also awaiting trial on sexual assault charges, was captured outside the jail after breaking his legs when he jumped. Meanwhile, officers are scouring neighborhoods, airports, train stations and ports for Rapalo, a 34-year-old Honduran.
Dec 24, 2005
