Photo of 31-year-old sexual assault suspect Santieago Pratt of Oakland. Photo courtesy OPD.
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Police Department is looking for a man they say is connected to two separate sexual assaults that happened last month.
On Wednesday, police released the photo of 31-year-old Santieago Pratt of Oakland. He is suspected of sexually assaulting a 33-year-old woman on May 27, shortly before 1 a.m. on the 2000 block of 85th Avenue, according to OPD.
The following day, police said Pratt kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 37-year-old woman on the 1700 block of 40th Avenue at around 6:15 a.m.
Police said, based on their preliminary investigation, both incidents appeared to be connected to the same individual. The police department's special victims section responded to both assaults.
Police have issued a photo of the suspect and are asking for the public's help in locating Pratt.
The woman who was kidnapped was safely located. The investigation is ongoing.
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