SAN JOSE — Police have served a search warrant on Councilmember Omar Torres in connection with a criminal investigation, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Thursday, officers stopped and detained Torres and served him with a warrant, sources told this news organization. It was not immediately clear what was sought in the warrant.
Details about the nature and scope of the investigation were not immediately available Thursday.
Torres, the first openly gay Latino member of the City Council, was elected in 2022 after campaigning as an advocate for youth and families, speaking often about his tough upbringing in the Washington neighborhood and how it spurred him to become more active in his community.
