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N.J. Home Invasion Update: $5,000 reward offered for information about attack caught on "nanny cam"

(CBS/NJ.com) MILLBURN, N.J.-- A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the robber who was caught on video beating a mother in front of her 3-year-old daughter, NJ.com reports.

The reward is being offered by Crimestoppers, according to the report.

Millburn authorities said the suspect, who they believe has a beard, broke into the New Jersey home at around 10:30 a.m. on Friday, assaulted a woman and took jewelry from the home.

The assault was caught on camera by a nanny camera and shows the suspect repeatedly beating the woman in her living room and then dragging her away from the room, shoving her through a doorway, and shutting the door, reported the website.

The young mother was treated for wounds to her face and legs at a local hospital and then released, police told the site.

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