Bickel For Sheriff

09/15/2026

Fall Harvest has just begun and will continue for the next few months. Please yield to our farmers and expect heavy equipment coming off the fields onto our roadways. Be patient, be safe, and ONLY pass if signaled by the operator.

09/14/2026

KARL BICKEL WANTS TO RESTORE THE PROTECTIONS FOR FREDERICK COUNTY SENIORS THAT CHUCK JENKINS LET LAPSE

Frederick County’s senior population is growing rapidly, while scams, financial exploitation, AI criminals and the challenges of aging in place are becoming more serious.

We must focus the efforts of FCSO on the needs of the community not a political agenda, and seniors are an at risk section of our people.

They must be protected.

You can see the draft initiative from Karl Bickel on his campaign website:

https://bickel4sheriff.com/on-the-issues/

and

https://bickel4sheriff.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/frederick-county-senior-safety-whitepaper-PDF-8-1-2026.pdf

Frederick County once had proven senior-focused programs including TRIAD, the SALT Council and Adopt-a-Senior.

Today, those programs are no longer active.

They were allowed to lapse during Chuck Jenkins’ tenure as Sheriff. Putting our seniors at greater risk of being scammed, falling victim to crime or simply being cast aside and isolated.

Karl Bickel wants to bring these important senior programs back and modernize them through the Frederick County Senior Safety Partnership built around:

* Restored TRIAD and SALT partnerships
* Modernized Adopt-a-Senior and wellness checks
* Dedicated elder-fraud and exploitation prevention
* Specialized deputy training

This is not about creating another bureaucracy. It is about restoring proven community policing and adapting it to the Frederick County of today.

Our seniors deserve more than programs that quietly disappear.

They deserve leadership that makes protecting them a priority.

Karl Bickel Puts Frederick First

09/14/2026

Chuck Jenkins has finally broken his silence on Taskers Chance.

Sheriff Jenkins, you say Taskers Chance was “completely avoidable.” Fine. But do you believe what the ICE agents actually did that night was acceptable?

Instead of addressing the conduct of ICE agents, the use of force, or the concerns of Frederick County residents, Jenkins blamed Maryland for ending 287(g).

His verdict?

“All this was completely avoidable.”

That is like the mugger telling you you should have handed over your wallet and he wouldn't have had to shoot you.

ICE agents are responsible for how they behave not 287(g).

That's a remarkable response from an increasingly out of touch Sheriff Jenkins who did not prepare for this incident we all feared was coming.

The people of Frederick County deserved to hear whether their Sheriff believes what happened at Taskers Chance was acceptable. They deserved leadership, accountability and answers.

Instead, they got blame.

A Sheriff represents ALL the people of Frederick County, including those who may disagree with him.

This November, voters have a choice.

Slogans or Substance.

Chuck Jenkins can keep defending his politics.

Karl Bickel will defend Frederick County.

09/13/2026

KARL BICKEL PREPARED, CHUCK JENKINS DISAPPEARED

A Leadership Question for Sheriff Jenkins and Karl Bickel on ICE conduct which has made national news:

Do you approve of ICE conduct in Tasker's Chance on 9/4?

Karl Bickel says No.

Sheriff Jenkins says nothing, but here is another opportunity for him to come clean with his supporters and the voters.

Leaders Lead: Karl Bickel Prepared for ICE Misconduct in January 2026

What happened in Frederick City demonstrates why local law enforcement agencies need clear policies for responding when federal operations take place within their jurisdictions.

Frederick City Police responded to the incident. The actions generating public concern were attributed to federal agents, not Frederick City officers.

In January, Karl Bickel developed a proposed policy for circumstances like these.

Local officers should be prepared to:

• Preserve public order
• Activate body cameras
• Document federal operations
• Identify witnesses
• Record possible violations
• Protect constitutional rights

This is not about obstructing lawful federal enforcement. Law enforcement itself must behave lawfully. This is about ensuring that local law enforcement remains professional, transparent and accountable to the community.

Karl Bickel was preparing for this challenge in January.

That is the kind of leadership Frederick County deserves from its next Sheriff.

Do you want a Sheriff who plans for future incidents and steps up or one who disappears and is silent when they happen?

Karl Bickel Puts Frederick First.



By Authority: Friends of Karl Bickel, Marc Weinberg, Treasurer.

Residents in Frederick, Maryland, shaken after clashes as activists decry violence from officers as ‘unconscionable’

09/13/2026

Tomorrow, Karl Bickel will announce a new initiative to help protect and support seniors across Frederick County.

Scammers are increasingly targeting older Americans, and AI is giving criminals powerful new tools to impersonate loved ones, manufacture emergencies, and exploit the vulnerable.

While recent attention has rightly focused on the recent Tasker's Chance ICE incident, Karl is also keeping his focus where it belongs:

On the people of Frederick County.

Protecting our seniors.

Protecting our families.

Protecting our community.

Karl Bickel Puts Frederick First.

https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/biggest-scams-to-watch-for-2026/

Familiar frauds are more sophisticated, and a few disturbing new schemes are emerging

09/12/2026

In January, I warned that Frederick County needed a clear local policy for responding to ICE operations.

My proposal was straightforward:

Protect public safety.
Preserve constitutional rights.
Document what happens.
Maintain order without unnecessary confrontation.
Protect the trust between law enforcement and the community.

What happened in Taskers Chance demonstrates why preparation matters.

The Sheriff cannot control federal agents.

On Tuesday, Sheriff Jenkins said he had not watched the videos and that it would be unfair to judge ICE’s conduct without doing so.

Over a week after the incident, Frederick County voters still deserve an answer to a simple and direct question:

Sheriff Jenkins, do you support the conduct shown in the Taskers Chance videos?

Yes or no?

My answer is no.

Every person in Frederick County deserves professional law enforcement, constitutional policing and accountable leadership.

That is the standard I will bring to the Sheriff’s Office.

Karl Bickel Puts Frederick First.



By Authority: Friends of Karl Bickel, Marc Weinberg, Treasurer

09/12/2026

TASKERS CHANCE: KARL BICKEL SAW THE RISK AND PROPOSED A SOLUTION IN JANUARY 2026

On January 25, 2026 Karl Bickel wrote to Frederick City and County leaders warning that an aggressive ICE or Border Patrol operation could damage trust between local law enforcement and the community.

He did not simply raise an alarm.

He developed a proposed policy to help local police:

• Preserve public order
• Protect constitutional rights
• Document federal operations
• Record possible abuses
• Maintain a professional, non-confrontational local response

Months later, federal agents conducted an extended operation in Frederick City that led to disturbing allegations and serious community concern.

Frederick City Police were the responding local agency. This post is not criticism of the officers who answered that call. The questions surrounding the incident concern the reported conduct of federal agents and whether local agencies have the policies needed to respond effectively.

Karl Bickel understood the challenge before it reached Frederick back in January 2026 AND did something about it (as a private citizen deeply concerned for this community).

That is foresight. That is preparation. That is leadership.

Karl Bickel Puts Frederick First.


By Authority: Friends of Karl Bickel, Marc Weinberg, Treasurer.

09/11/2026

We want to make sure that people who are asking questions in good faith for Karl are getting the opportunity.

To that end we are blocking the MAGA and Jenkins extremists at scale if they are being ill-behaved or less than civil.

No warnings, just blocked. This is not censorship, we're simply stopping the white noise of whining silliness, threats and childish insults.

It is a guarantee that if you post or message this page with a "Hey Bickel..." that you will be blocked.

One local MAGA podcaster messaged Karl last night with "Bickel..." and got upset when called out on it.

You don't address anyone you do not know like that in civilian life, so enough is enough of the immaturity and we demand a degree of polite exchange.

Be courteous and respectful to one another as well as our candidate.

We don't think anyone here will be inconvenienced, in fact we believe the atmosphere will improve as grown men and women share ideas and are free to speak their mind.

We hope the quality of discourse will improve. We think we all will agree we need it to.

More than this, we are doing this so those who are undecided or have genuine clarification questions can have our attention, and most of all Karl's.

No more time will be wasted on MAGA extremists thinking they're being cute with nothing to offer except insults and the usual nonsense.

If you ever have a question or request please feel free to ask it, or indeed message us on here privately if you feel more comfortable.

Karl reads all the messages and tries to respond himself when he can.

Hopefully things shall now calm down a little and we have more time for folks who genuinely want to learn more about the next Frederick County Sheriff, Karl Bickel.

We can all agree to disagree, and hopefully we find more that we do agree upon than not.

It is past due we get back to America on 9/12.

Admin 3 - yes there are several Admins back here ;-)

Have a great day folks!

Karl Bickel
Frederick First
Sheriff