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UPDATE: Woman Found in Grove ID'd, Redlands Police Investigate Homicide

The woman has been identified as Sylvia Marie Flores, 23, of Perris, Gabriel Morales of the Sheriff-Coroner tells Redlands-Loma Linda Patch.

Update 3:19 p.m. A woman whose body was found Tuesday evening in a citrus grove northwest of the Citus Plaza shopping center was identified Wednesday as a resident of Perris in Riverside County.

Gabriel Morales, supervising deputy coroner investigator, identified the woman as Sylvia Marie Flores, 23, of Perris.

Details about the cause and manner of her death were not released.

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Posted 2:29 p.m. The body of a 23-year-old woman was found Tuesday evening in a citrus grove northwest of the Citrus Plaza shopping center in Redlands, and police were investigating the death as a homicide.

A resident found the woman's body on the edge of a grove just south of Almond Avenue and west of Alabama Street, and police responded about 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26, Redlands spokesman Carl Baker said in a news release.

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The woman's name and hometown were not released.

The location is south of Packinghouse Christian Fellowship, a nondenominational church with a street address of 27165 W. San Bernardino Ave., Redlands.

Further information about the investigation was not being released as of Wednesday afternoon, Redlands police Detective Frank Rocha said in a phone interview.

Anyone with more info was urged to contact Rocha at (909) 798-7580 or Redlands Police Dispatch at (909) 798-7681. Anonymous tips can be provided by texting 274637 using the keyword "REDTIP."


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