This is a deliberate attempt on the part of the Baltimore County Police Department to circumvent Jack Friese's painstaking efforts to obtain this information through the use of clusterbomb PIA requests.

I don’t know that what he did or said to the Police on scene or in contacting the chief is all that over the top of a behavior or that it somehow implies a lesser legal infraction would have occurred if he was silent. He seems to have been in cooperation but in protest and trying to talk his way out of it. No smoking gun in my view. He knew he was in trouble and he was attempting to get out of it and that actually strikes me as very normal for a person under the influence and exercising exceedingly poor judgment. It is hard for me to hold that against him as a personal indictment unless his having done so would have gotten him out of it. Then I would see the smoking gun. Whatever should come of his arrest, from being asked to step down from office to what ever happens in the court system, if the infraction alone warrants that there be serious repercussions, I don’t see any value in trying to rationalize or in embarrassing another person. This approach rather then the stand alone issues at hand being enough said is exactly what is wrong in our system. The infraction itself should be enough, when it is not then it says a lot is wrong with a whole lot of things.

Oh Please what? Read my post having to use shame or know somebody or having to vote for a platform to get something done is everything that is wrong wiith Ba,timore County Government and the thinking of its citizens. The sooner we realize that the sooner it will get better. Otherwise it is just opposite sides of the same coin and looking for shame when the offense should be shameful enough is the point. This is a mentality issue. Those in elected office are a mirror image of the voters mentality in Baltimore County.

It's " Clique Government"...not what you know but who you know..Baltimore County has a very long and very rich history of this type of perceived public servant,good ol boy networking...seems born and bred in them when you actually study BC history.
Time for the mold to be broken...old school is not working anymore..

Hey now wait a minute, I'm getting suspicious of this story. There's no Washington Blvd in Towson. If the police think there's a Washington Blvd in Towson, then why should I believe them when they say they pulled over Todd Huff? Or that he blew a .20? Next thing they'll say is that Saddam Hussein is living in Greenspring Valley.

I smell something fishy...

Washington Avenue they meant. Huff has bad behavior. People in the community don't like that. He will lose his position. Just a matter of time!

Buck, it appears by your comment, that you have read nothing about this incident. You only mission is to always have a negative view on our County gov't officials. Please explain (after the reading the accounts of the evening which you obviously haven't done) where and when ANY special treatment was given to Councilman Huff or and I know this will be difficult but maybe you could use the internet and look up Councilman Moxley's incidents and show the "special treatment". Maybe it's time for you to proof your comments and determine if they make sense or not. In this case you're so off base it's not even funny.

Kelly Blue, You are either new to Baltimore County, you work within the clique, or you have never taken a look into a history of County leadership...Just listening to the casual sounding call that Huff made to Jim Johnson reveals some truth...you can live in denial or seek to protect bad behavior if you feel the need to, that's your business.
I care more about the fact that we have this kind of mentality still involved in leadership rolls throughout the County...the good ol boy network if you will.
When special treatment is handled properly the public rarely finds out about it...that's a problem that has real history .
Finally KB...I will decide what to post or not, what information to share, and weather or not there is a need to "look it up". You seem upset because I may have hit the nail on the head in this case, either way, you appear to be defending bad government behavior for some odd reason..

http://archives.explorebaltimorecounty.com/news/100649/councilman-charged-with-dwi-baltimore/

I'm not saying Moxely got special treatment, but his first he swide sipped the car of a guy changing a tire on the beltway and the 2nd involved 3 other cars and an injury resulted. No time, but an ignition lock and probation....I think he got off lucky at least

http://www.examiner.com/article/councilman-moxley-just-after-sentencing-i-am-powerless-over-alcohol

Huff made a call that had no chance of making any difference of the outcome. It was a stupid move made by a person in a drunken state.To call a police official whose job is to protect the public and indicate that this situation should be overlooked, had to show how drunk he was. Giving the car back would have happened anyway, because of the publicity.Whether or not he remains in his position is a question.that will be answered in the future.He will have his day in court and there will be no special treatment..

So far I can't see any special treatment for Huff.

So, now we have Huff's voice mail to JJ. What's next? More photos of Huff from that night? Video of his sobriety test? Printouts of his blood test results? Interviews with all the local bartenders who ever served him? Secret video of him drinking a beer?

While there is no disputing the charges he faces, it is really starting to look like some excessive piling on here!

Like I said, they will stay as far away as this as they can. Yeah Todd, I'll get right back to ya, in about two years.

Bryan, that was a real scoop on this one.

I feel bad for his kids.

It ain't in the Sun, so you what do you call it? Maybe Jim thought it was a spam call, or maybe a jam as - hey Jim I"m in one!

Open your eyes and take a good look at the county. Take a look at your tax bill over the years. Got a good blog coming soon on that little two steep.

Ya think this just might show the quality of character of this man, or at the very least the poor judgement he exhibited.

number 9, you seem to be a little misdirected when it comes to substance abuse. Do some research on the question CP asked you. You might learn something.

Hey Bryan, you're certainly getting a lot of mileage out of this story.
What's this, three stories and two blog posts on the same topic?
Whatsamatta, Todd not send you a Christmas card?

People in Glass House shouldn't Throw Stones.

"Sergeant Webster testified that Beeler "advised me that the police should leave Mimi alone because he takes care of all of the Parkville Police. I asked him what he meant and he said, you know what I meant." In addition to the presence of other police officers, there were several citizens in the vicinity when Beeler made his remarks. Some of the officers were angered and embarrassed by Beeler's remarks."

http://md.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.19830908_0040136.MD.htm/qx

He's no better than the people he complains about. He was busted trying to run a protection racket for a Nudie bar.

Ouch steve lol. Good one

Wow!!! Calling Chief Jim Johnson, I wonder what he thought when he got that call in the middle of the night. This isn't the 40's or 50's where a politician would call the sheriff or chief when they got caught doing something wrong, and the sheriff or chief made it right. The public is well informed these days with the media, facebook, and the fair and balanced networks.
This guy is a pinhead calling the chief to say one of the Baltimore County Police Officer arrested him, this officer who is out working while other people are sleeping was doing her job, keeping the streets safe.
Chief Jim Johnson will say when asked about this NO COMMENT.

One can only wonder if Jim Johnson is a member of the Elks at this point...

Buck, post what you want. There is an old saying (forgive the inaccuracies of the qoute but I'm sure you get the drift) "..better to be thought the fool than speak and have it confirmed". Or something to that effect. On this issue you're totally off base. There was no special treatment. He acted no different than anyone would in the same situation. I'm certain there was panic and he was using anything and everything he could think of to get out of the situation. That's not a "mentality" of corruption it's the mentality of those on a panic situation regardless of one's position in life. Let me repeat, show me the special treatment he recieved or Moxley received. If you can't I suggest you stop posting on this event or have it confirmed you're a fool.

Thanks Buck. By making that comment it [sic] (what is a steve) is committing libel. I did stand up to the powers that be. The rules were changed over the closing of night clubs without the permission of the FD.

I just keep track of the libel and the time is approaching when again justice will prevail.

We are dealing with a very sick person.

Patch can also investigate this type of behavior in NY.

The use of a county vehicle at 3 a.m.? Having a county vehicle is not a perk of the job, it is to be used for "official county business". He did not voluntarily give the vehicle up, county policy specifically states that driving the vehicle while under the influence is immediate forfeiture of the vehicle! If this is his third fourth or even fifth offense than jail time should be mandatory!. He has been given breaks before, let's see what the judge says now!

"We are dealing with a very sick person"

Yes we are. What kind of person watches videos from Matdogger and Monica Williams? That's just gross, Pops.

The Todd Huff story is now on WBAL radio talk show.
They are saying "why are county councilmen given cars at all for this parttime job"?
Balto. County should cut expenses. Too many perks involved with these jobs.

This is another post earlier, Buck show me the special treatment. Please I'm exhausted asking you for it. You imply there was special treatment, then where is it.

"...Just listening to the casual sounding call that Huff made to Jim Johnson reveals some truth...you can live in denial or seek to protect bad behavior if you feel the need to, that's your business.
I care more about the fact that we have this kind of mentality still involved in leadership rolls throughout the County...the good ol boy network if you will.
When special treatment is handled properly the public rarely finds out about it...that's a problem that has real history ."
Move on Buck, choose another topic you're off base and you know it. There is not one shred of evidence that points to any special treatment for Huff or Moxley.

As stated by Huff in a previous article: "As a first step toward accepting the consequences of my behavior, I am voluntarily relinquishing my county vehicle.

As I previously stated, this is not voluntarily, it is required by the County when such action occurs. He is trying to make himself feel good for giving up the vehicle! PUH- LEEZE! He deserves jail time!

How many people are given jail time for first offenses? I don't know the answer but doubt it's many if any. Then special treatment would be to do the opposite, treat him differently and give him jail time. Understand I'm not advocating for lenient sentences. In fact I think every DUI should carry a minimum jail sentence even it's for a weekend.But that's not the law and he shouldn't be treated differently because he's an elected official. He's a citizen like everyone else under the law. It doesn't state that, "you're an elected official and because of that we're going to throw the book at you". That's not equal treatment that everyone is entitled too. His other issue as everyone knows is 2 years from now when the voters in the third district decide whether they think he's represented them well. He's not the first. I haven't seen Don Dwyer resign his position and he's lucky he didn't kill a family.

DUI's are overhyped events as they are occurring, you're drunk after all. Not surprised he went all Hollywood.

Word of advice if it happens to you. Calm Down. It is not the end of the world. You are booked and released fairly routinely. Most LEOs find them a nuisance. And unless you have compounding factors like going airborn into a zoo and wiping out a pair of endangered koala bears, you'll probably get PBJ and fined and maybe some counseling.

His family owns Brooks-Huff tire company. I'm sure they'll get good lawyers. We'll see.

He has hired Turnbull as his attorney and they have already prayed a jury trial in the Circuit Court.

H'mmm Huff...Elks.....Turnbull...... They should move the trial to Washington County. Otherwise the Baltimore County Judicial system will lose the last shred of credibility it has left.

Maybe this would be a good time to examine the culture, I don't use alcohol, but in that bar he was in that night he wasn't alone I am sure there were many other people who also drove home over the limit. They didn't get caught. Look at Super Bowl Sunday where many people go to bars to enjoy the game and drink for the entire evening they go home over the limit. It's only luck that the majority of them don't get pulled over. Bars have Happy hour and goldfish bowl beers vehicles to allow their patrons to over indulge its just our culture, Mr. Huff is a guy with an abuse issue who needs to address the deeper issue he doesn't know how to stop. BC should discontinue the free cars for all the folks who get them, it would save us a lot of money, the people who really need compensation for personal car use could turn in an expense report for miles driven on a monthly basis and receive the federal prevailing rate around $ 0.54 cents per mile. That alone could save our county a to of money. Mr. Huff surely shouldn't be using his county car to be sitting in a bar at 3:00am.

@ Pete, You make excellent points some that are quite sobering (pun) actually humbling. Your fiscal ideas are spot on. It is a culture for sure. Voters and bloggers not being objective and reasonable in an effort to advance sensible government and leadership can also tell us much. If you read many of the blog post you will see that some when confronted with an issue have actually mimicked Huff’s behavior. Alcohol, anonymity or any other induced loss of inhibition type bravery, merely releases the beast. Basically in voting for these guys people have rationalized there decisions as a plight and the same as Huff used poor judgment. Government in general and Huff in particular is a mirror of that mentality or he could not have been elected. For many folks integrity is something we demand of others after we compromised ourselves by voting for them. With such nebulous ideas in what decision taking is, there is no smoking gun here. The big question for each individual is when something happens to you what are you going to do about it. I am constantly having to show people in government how to do the job and that is all do to failed leadership. But again how did Huff get that job???

From the prices Brooks Huff charges for car repairs, Mr.Huff can afford to hire the best attorney available. No longer a customer of theirs................\

He killed someone before my uncle told me