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Ann Pierret
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Regional Edward R. Murrow & 2x Emmy Award Winning Journalist 📺 Currently an Investigative Reporter for KRQE in Albuquerque, NM Fordham University Grad 🐏 New Mom 🎀
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A devastating story of a helpless baby girl taken out of a loving home only to die at the hands of her parents weeks later, according to police. Unfortunately, this is nothing new in NM.
➡️Jessica Garate's latest story on our state failing our kids:
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uncovers at least 40 out of Gallup's 70 major violent crimes have been left *unprosecuted by the DA - in some cases for years. These cases involving murder & child rape have no charges filed. krqe.com/news/investi...
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My latest for #KRQEInvestigates uncovered *dozens* of Gallup's violent criminals are NOT facing charges. Take a look at the Gallup Police Chief's reaction when I told her, plus hear from a victim's family that's spent years waiting for justice.

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⚖️🚨 Tonight at 5:30p on @krqe.com#KRQEInvestigates uncovered violent criminals don’t face prison time in one NM county bc they’re never even charged w/ a crime. Hear from a family whose loved one’s murderer is walking free, as we dig into how many more victims never got justice.
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“the idea someone would be sexually assaulted on the side of the road and that case would be dismissed because the DA has, is familiar with that defendant and not have it referred to someone else is absolutely inexcusable”

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“It is, frankly, totally unacceptable and shocking." - @NewMexicoDOJ

⚖️The AG spoke exclusively to #KRQEInvestigates about his dept’s efforts to remove the McKinley Co DA.
📂🔎He says evidence we uncovered will be shared w/ NM Supreme Court.

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The wet end to August @granttosterud.bsky.social forecasted … ☔️🌧️
DA DROPS R*PE CASE AGAINST HER KIDS' FRIEND:
My cont’d coverage for #KRQEInvestigates digs deeper into the dysfunction inside the McKinley Co DA's Office. I uncovered a case Martin dismissed bc she knew the accused. Why didn't she have another DA pick it up? www.krqe.com/news/investi... @krqe.com
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“They're going to say what they're going to say for whatever reason” - DA Bernadine Martin said of ppl’s comments about her office.
The AG filed a petition today requesting the McKinley Co. DA be removed because she’s “unfit for the office.”
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AG: McKinley Co. DA “unfit for the office,” should be removed
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – She lost her funding, and now she may lose her job. The McKinley County District Attorney is “unfit for the office,” according to New Mexico’s Attorney General…
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#BREAKING The #NM Attorney General just filed a petition requesting the #NMSupremeCourt REMOVE Bernadine Martin from her elected position as McKinley County’s District Attorney.
It’s a story I’ve been covering for months on @krqe.com

#Crime #justice #newmexico #investigative
Solomon Peña will spend the rest of his life behind bars. A federal judge sentenced him today months after a jury found the failed Republican candidate guilty of orchestrating shootings at the homes of 4 elected democrats.
Peña maintains his innocence.
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Man who orchestrated shootings at elected officials homes sentenced
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Wednesday, a federal judge sentenced Solomon Peña to 80 years in prison. It was a case that made headlines around the country. Peña was a Republican candidate who…
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‘You are very spiteful’: Community confronts McKinley County DA over funding issues
➡️The district attorney held a press conference to rally support & got an earful instead

FULL STORY: www.krqe.com/news/investi...

#nm #nmnews #krqeinvestigates #crime #law #order #gallup #prosecutor #jail @krqe.com
TONIGHT AT 5:30p on @krqe.com
A repeat drunk driver given a chance to avoid time behind bars. We first shared footage of the woman’s 8th DWI arrest two years ago. #KRQEInvestigates: Did the break the court gave her make a difference?

#nm #abq #nmnews #dwi #drunkdriving #court #law #secondchance
TAKE A LOOK: Quicker response times, fewer officer-involved shootings? The Albuquerque Police Department has a new first responder it hopes will change policing
➡️ My latest for #KRQEInvestigates:
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#firstresponder #ABQ #NMNews #drone #tech #APD #crime #NewMexico @krqe.com
"...That environment has been a major factor in the loss of several staff attorneys and private contractors."
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#NMNews #NM #Crime #Justice #McKinleyCounty #Court
"...When a DA’s Office is chaotic and unnecessarily combative, like it is here, it hurts not just attorneys but also our clients, alleged victims and others waiting for some resolution.  It’s not like this in other parts of the state and it doesn’t have to be like this here..."
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We're also hearing #NewMexico Chief Public Defender Ben Baur weigh in on this for the 1st time. DA Martin says they don't have staff either. Baur explains:
"The level of dysfunction in this DA’s Office has made it significantly harder for us to do our jobs and stay fully staffed..."
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#UPDATE: Rather than work w the person who has control of her money, McKinley Co's District Attorney traveled to Santa Fe where she made a last-ditch effort for emergency funds to run her own office
➡️Have you been following this situation?

My latest #KRQEInvestigates:
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#UPDATE: Criminal prosecutions & about two-dozen jobs are in limbo because the McKinley County District Attorney refuses to work with the person in charge of her budget...
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