At least $2,500 is being offered for information that will help Vicksburg police arrest the man who raped a 55-year-old disabled woman in the city Wednesday morning.

“Crime Stoppers has offered $2,500, but the amount of the reward is not limited to that,” said police Lt. Bobby Stewart. “The police department will probably kick in more money for information leading to the arrest of the suspect.”

The rape was reported around 7 a.m. in the 2200 block of Drummond Street. A weapon was not used, said Stewart.

Previous reports that the man had entered the home through a window were not correct, said Sgt. Sandra Williams.

The suspect kicked open a door, entered the home and demanded money, Williams said Friday.

After raping and severely beating the victim, he searched her home until he found her purse. After finding no money, he fled, Williams said.

The victim told police she was able to exit the residence and summon a neighbor for help.

She was taken to River Region Medical Center, where she was treated and released, a hospital spokesman said Friday.

Williams described the suspect as a black man about 5-feet, 11-inches tall and weighing about 160 pounds, with a slender build and facial hair, possibly a goatee. He was last seen wearing a black hooded type jacket and dark pants.

Police went door to door, seeking information, in residential areas near the victim’s home Thursday during the day and evening and Friday morning, Stewart said.

“There have been no other rapes reported in the neighborhood, so we do believe it was an isolated case,” Stewart said.

Anyone with information is urged to call Vicksburg police at 601-636-2511 or Central Mississippi Crime Stoppers at 888-827-4637.

At least two rape cases in Vicksburg remain unsolved, Stewart said.

Both involved elderly victims, 91 and 86 years old, who lived in the same neighborhood off Halls Ferry Road, north of Waterways Experiment Station, and took place in 2005 and 2007.