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Sheriff’s Community Advisory Board
Karl Bickel will bring back the Sheriff’s Community Advisory Board, disbanded by the current Sheriff after more than 25 years, and expand it so every neighborhood and voice in Frederick County has a seat at the table.
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Childcare Is Public Safety Infrastructure
Karl Bickel proposes a regional childcare partnership to help Frederick County recruit, retain, and support the essential workers who keep our community safe and healthy.
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Protecting Frederick County’s Seniors: Making Senior Safety a Law Enforcement Priority
Frederick County is changing, and our approach to public safety needs to change with it. One of the most important responsibilities of a Sheriff’s Office is protecting the most vulnerable amongst us. Frederick County’s seniors are one of those vulnerable populations.
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Karl Bickel: ICE’s Arrival in Frederick Wasn’t Caused by the 287(g) Ban
The following is Karl Bickel’s response to the September 4th ICE operation in Frederick, published this week as a Community Voices op-ed by Radio Free Hub City. Karl is a Democratic candidate for Frederick County sheriff, and here he pushes back on the claim that Maryland’s ban on local 287(g) agreements is what brought ICE…
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Senior-Focused Policing for a Growing Frederick County
Karl Bickel’s Common Sense column in the Emmitsburg News-Journal: Frederick County’s senior population is growing fast, and it’s time to rebuild the Sheriff’s Office programs built to protect them.
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A Cautionary Perspective on Flock Cameras | Baltimore Sun Guest Commentary
Karl Bickel’s guest commentary in The Baltimore Sun: license-plate-reader networks like Flock work, but infrastructure outlives intent, and the profession owes the public real guardrails.
