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.
Before representing District 3, which includes much of downtown San Jose, his employment history included work at the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, the San Jose Unified School District, Santa Maria Urban Ministry and serving as former Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco’s deputy chief of staff.
Torres also sat on the board of the Franklin McKinley School District and was previously elected as a trustee of the San Jose-Evergreen Community College District. Torres served as a regional director for the California Democratic Party until last year and recently attended the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as a delegate.
This is a developing report. Check back for updates.
