Complex sentence: There are similarities in modus operandi between the Visalia Ransacker and the Original Night Stalker/East Area Rapist, and at about the same time the Visalia Ransacker stopped his crime spree in Visalia, the East Area Rapist began attacking victims in Sacramento County, California.
Split into simpler sentences: There are similarities in modus operandi, between the Visalia Ransacker and the Original Night Stalker/East Area Rapist. At about the same time the Visalia Ransacker stopped his crime spree in Visalia, the East Area Rapist began attacking victims in Sacramento County, California.