Anaheim detectives find dead body in abandoned vehicle

Anaheim Police officers and detectives were investigating an abandoned vehicle on Thursday after receiving a "suspicious circumstances call," authorities said.

Late Thursday, investigators confirmed that a "deceased human body was wrapped in a tarp in the trunk of the car."

Police are not releasing the victim's identity or cause of death at this time only describing the victim as a male in his 30s.

The vehicle was discovered abandoned on E. Santa Ana Canyon Rd., just west of Gypsum Canyon Rd., in the city of Anaheim, police said.

Anyone with information regarding this homicide investigation is asked to call Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-847-6227.

Additional information was not immediately known.

Anyone who saw the vehicle on Santa Ana Canyon Road or has information about how the body ended up in the trunk was asked to call Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-847-6227.

City News Service contributed to this report.