Ann Pierret
@annpierret.bsky.social
Regional Edward R. Murrow & 2x Emmy Award Winning Journalist 📺
Currently an Investigative Reporter for KRQE in Albuquerque, NM
Fordham University Grad 🐏 New Mom 🎀
Currently an Investigative Reporter for KRQE in Albuquerque, NM
Fordham University Grad 🐏 New Mom 🎀
JUST IN: The #NM Supreme Court is pushing back the date of the trial to remove McKinley Co District Attorney Bernadine Martin. Martin made the request in a court filing late last week. Today, the Court GRANTED her 'motion to continue trial.'
➡️The trial is MOVED to MARCH 2-4th. It was set for Dec 1-3
➡️The trial is MOVED to MARCH 2-4th. It was set for Dec 1-3
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
JUST IN: The #NM Supreme Court is pushing back the date of the trial to remove McKinley Co District Attorney Bernadine Martin. Martin made the request in a court filing late last week. Today, the Court GRANTED her 'motion to continue trial.'
➡️The trial is MOVED to MARCH 2-4th. It was set for Dec 1-3
➡️The trial is MOVED to MARCH 2-4th. It was set for Dec 1-3
👻🎃🦇HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! 🦇🎃👻
Our Finding Nemo-loving girl is wishing you a fun day filled with more treats than tricks!!! 🧡
Our Finding Nemo-loving girl is wishing you a fun day filled with more treats than tricks!!! 🧡
October 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
👻🎃🦇HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! 🦇🎃👻
Our Finding Nemo-loving girl is wishing you a fun day filled with more treats than tricks!!! 🧡
Our Finding Nemo-loving girl is wishing you a fun day filled with more treats than tricks!!! 🧡
⚖️🚨 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.
September 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
⚖️🚨 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.
TONIGHT AT 5:30p on @krqe.com ⤵️
#crime #justice #NMNews #NM #districtattorney #Gallup #McKinleyCounty
#crime #justice #NMNews #NM #districtattorney #Gallup #McKinleyCounty
September 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
TONIGHT AT 5:30p on @krqe.com ⤵️
#crime #justice #NMNews #NM #districtattorney #Gallup #McKinleyCounty
#crime #justice #NMNews #NM #districtattorney #Gallup #McKinleyCounty
The wet end to August @granttosterud.bsky.social forecasted … ☔️🌧️
August 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The wet end to August @granttosterud.bsky.social forecasted … ☔️🌧️
#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
It’s a story I’ve been covering for months on @krqe.com
#Crime #justice #newmexico #investigative
August 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#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
It’s a story I’ve been covering for months on @krqe.com
#Crime #justice #newmexico #investigative
‘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
➡️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
August 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
‘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
➡️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
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
August 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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
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:
www.krqe.com/news/investi...
#firstresponder #ABQ #NMNews #drone #tech #APD #crime #NewMexico @krqe.com
➡️ My latest for #KRQEInvestigates:
www.krqe.com/news/investi...
#firstresponder #ABQ #NMNews #drone #tech #APD #crime #NewMexico @krqe.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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:
www.krqe.com/news/investi...
#firstresponder #ABQ #NMNews #drone #tech #APD #crime #NewMexico @krqe.com
➡️ My latest for #KRQEInvestigates:
www.krqe.com/news/investi...
#firstresponder #ABQ #NMNews #drone #tech #APD #crime #NewMexico @krqe.com
#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...
➡️KRQE INVESTIGATES:
www.krqe.com/news/investi...
#crime #law #nm #newmexico @krqe.com #Gallup #justice
➡️KRQE INVESTIGATES:
www.krqe.com/news/investi...
#crime #law #nm #newmexico @krqe.com #Gallup #justice
July 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
#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...
➡️KRQE INVESTIGATES:
www.krqe.com/news/investi...
#crime #law #nm #newmexico @krqe.com #Gallup #justice
➡️KRQE INVESTIGATES:
www.krqe.com/news/investi...
#crime #law #nm #newmexico @krqe.com #Gallup #justice
LINE OF DUTY DEATH: The #DoñaAnaCounty Sheriff's Department shared this photo of Deputy Antonio Aleman who died in a car crash while on duty Tuesday. The 33-year-old leaves behind a wife & two kids.
He joined the Dept in April 2021.
www.krqe.com/news/new-mex...
He joined the Dept in April 2021.
www.krqe.com/news/new-mex...
July 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
LINE OF DUTY DEATH: The #DoñaAnaCounty Sheriff's Department shared this photo of Deputy Antonio Aleman who died in a car crash while on duty Tuesday. The 33-year-old leaves behind a wife & two kids.
He joined the Dept in April 2021.
www.krqe.com/news/new-mex...
He joined the Dept in April 2021.
www.krqe.com/news/new-mex...
JUST IN -- The #NM Supreme Court DENIED the McKinley County District Attorney's petition to block the state's defunding of her office.
San Juan County DA Jack Fortner is officially in control of her budget.
San Juan County DA Jack Fortner is officially in control of her budget.
July 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
JUST IN -- The #NM Supreme Court DENIED the McKinley County District Attorney's petition to block the state's defunding of her office.
San Juan County DA Jack Fortner is officially in control of her budget.
San Juan County DA Jack Fortner is officially in control of her budget.
#KRQEInvestigates: Dysfunction inside a NM District Attorney’s Office … There are ZERO attorneys on staff which police & the community tell me has led to criminals getting off the hook, frustrated officers, & the community no longer reporting crimes.
WATCH: www.krqe.com/news/investi...
#crime #NM
WATCH: www.krqe.com/news/investi...
#crime #NM
July 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
#KRQEInvestigates: Dysfunction inside a NM District Attorney’s Office … There are ZERO attorneys on staff which police & the community tell me has led to criminals getting off the hook, frustrated officers, & the community no longer reporting crimes.
WATCH: www.krqe.com/news/investi...
#crime #NM
WATCH: www.krqe.com/news/investi...
#crime #NM
My latest for #KRQEInvestigates airs TONIGHT at 5:30p on @krqe.com ...
June 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
My latest for #KRQEInvestigates airs TONIGHT at 5:30p on @krqe.com ...
A SEVENTH law enforcement officer admits he took bribes to get #DWI cases dismissed. LUCAS PEREZ pled guilty to a federal conspiracy charge today.
➡️He joined #ABQ Police Dept in 2016, and served in the DWI unit from 2018 until he resigned in March of this year (when he was implicated in the scheme)
➡️He joined #ABQ Police Dept in 2016, and served in the DWI unit from 2018 until he resigned in March of this year (when he was implicated in the scheme)
May 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A SEVENTH law enforcement officer admits he took bribes to get #DWI cases dismissed. LUCAS PEREZ pled guilty to a federal conspiracy charge today.
➡️He joined #ABQ Police Dept in 2016, and served in the DWI unit from 2018 until he resigned in March of this year (when he was implicated in the scheme)
➡️He joined #ABQ Police Dept in 2016, and served in the DWI unit from 2018 until he resigned in March of this year (when he was implicated in the scheme)
NOT CREDIBLE -- A former #Albuquerque Police Department officer - Steve Hindi - added to the Bernalillo County Giglio list, meaning he's no longer considered a trustworthy/credible witness.
➡️This implicates Hindi in the federal investigation into the 30-year #dwi dismissal scheme.
@krqe.com
➡️This implicates Hindi in the federal investigation into the 30-year #dwi dismissal scheme.
@krqe.com
May 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
NOT CREDIBLE -- A former #Albuquerque Police Department officer - Steve Hindi - added to the Bernalillo County Giglio list, meaning he's no longer considered a trustworthy/credible witness.
➡️This implicates Hindi in the federal investigation into the 30-year #dwi dismissal scheme.
@krqe.com
➡️This implicates Hindi in the federal investigation into the 30-year #dwi dismissal scheme.
@krqe.com
A *SIXTH* law enforcement officer is now a convicted criminal after pleading guilty today to participating in what the feds have dubbed the 'DWI Enterprise'
I'm looking through former #Albuquerque Police Officer Harvey Johnson's plea agreement now
I'll have the latest TONIGHT on @krqe.com at 5:30p
I'm looking through former #Albuquerque Police Officer Harvey Johnson's plea agreement now
I'll have the latest TONIGHT on @krqe.com at 5:30p
April 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A *SIXTH* law enforcement officer is now a convicted criminal after pleading guilty today to participating in what the feds have dubbed the 'DWI Enterprise'
I'm looking through former #Albuquerque Police Officer Harvey Johnson's plea agreement now
I'll have the latest TONIGHT on @krqe.com at 5:30p
I'm looking through former #Albuquerque Police Officer Harvey Johnson's plea agreement now
I'll have the latest TONIGHT on @krqe.com at 5:30p
It’s that time of year when you can’t go anywhere in the Botans without walking into someone’s photo shoot 👀🫣🫠😅
Sophia & I still had a great time, though!
#ABQ #Spring #NM #BotanicalGarden #DaughterDay
Sophia & I still had a great time, though!
#ABQ #Spring #NM #BotanicalGarden #DaughterDay
April 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
It’s that time of year when you can’t go anywhere in the Botans without walking into someone’s photo shoot 👀🫣🫠😅
Sophia & I still had a great time, though!
#ABQ #Spring #NM #BotanicalGarden #DaughterDay
Sophia & I still had a great time, though!
#ABQ #Spring #NM #BotanicalGarden #DaughterDay
TONIGHT AT 5:30p on @krqe.com --
The now disgraced lawyer at the center of a 30-year scheme to get drunk drivers back on the road w/out any consequences finds himself in court for a traffic violation
➡️My latest story on the ever-unraveling #DWIDismissal scandal shows you what happened
The now disgraced lawyer at the center of a 30-year scheme to get drunk drivers back on the road w/out any consequences finds himself in court for a traffic violation
➡️My latest story on the ever-unraveling #DWIDismissal scandal shows you what happened
April 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
TONIGHT AT 5:30p on @krqe.com --
The now disgraced lawyer at the center of a 30-year scheme to get drunk drivers back on the road w/out any consequences finds himself in court for a traffic violation
➡️My latest story on the ever-unraveling #DWIDismissal scandal shows you what happened
The now disgraced lawyer at the center of a 30-year scheme to get drunk drivers back on the road w/out any consequences finds himself in court for a traffic violation
➡️My latest story on the ever-unraveling #DWIDismissal scandal shows you what happened
At the #BernalilloCounty Sheriff’s Office promotion ceremony — Hollie Anderson just took the oath of office to become Undersheriff.
@krqe.com #ABQNews #NMNews #police #lawenforcement
@krqe.com #ABQNews #NMNews #police #lawenforcement
April 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
At the #BernalilloCounty Sheriff’s Office promotion ceremony — Hollie Anderson just took the oath of office to become Undersheriff.
@krqe.com #ABQNews #NMNews #police #lawenforcement
@krqe.com #ABQNews #NMNews #police #lawenforcement
FIRED: The #Albuquerque Police Dept says it fired Deputy Commander Gustavo Gomez & Lt. Matthew Chavez today in connection to the department's internal investigation into the #DWI dismissal scandal.
*They have NOT been criminally charged*
@krqe.com
*They have NOT been criminally charged*
@krqe.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
FIRED: The #Albuquerque Police Dept says it fired Deputy Commander Gustavo Gomez & Lt. Matthew Chavez today in connection to the department's internal investigation into the #DWI dismissal scandal.
*They have NOT been criminally charged*
@krqe.com
*They have NOT been criminally charged*
@krqe.com
#BREAKING a 4th #Albuquerque Police officer -- Nelson Ortiz -- is now a convicted felon after admitting to his role in the #DWI Dismissal Scheme.
➡️Full story on @krqe.com TONIGHT
➡️You can *always* catch up on our full coverage of this public corruption scandal at: www.krqe.com/news/crime/a...
➡️Full story on @krqe.com TONIGHT
➡️You can *always* catch up on our full coverage of this public corruption scandal at: www.krqe.com/news/crime/a...
March 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
#BREAKING a 4th #Albuquerque Police officer -- Nelson Ortiz -- is now a convicted felon after admitting to his role in the #DWI Dismissal Scheme.
➡️Full story on @krqe.com TONIGHT
➡️You can *always* catch up on our full coverage of this public corruption scandal at: www.krqe.com/news/crime/a...
➡️Full story on @krqe.com TONIGHT
➡️You can *always* catch up on our full coverage of this public corruption scandal at: www.krqe.com/news/crime/a...
This weather is so wild(& gross)! Just got an alert to my phone while I was driving back to the station. Be safe everyone!
#NMWX #dust #storm @granttosterud.bsky.social @krqe.com
#NMWX #dust #storm @granttosterud.bsky.social @krqe.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This weather is so wild(& gross)! Just got an alert to my phone while I was driving back to the station. Be safe everyone!
#NMWX #dust #storm @granttosterud.bsky.social @krqe.com
#NMWX #dust #storm @granttosterud.bsky.social @krqe.com
#NEWINFO: A Bernalillo Co Sheriff's Deputy is on paid admin leave, as of Fri 3/7. BCSO tells us the feds are investigating if Jeffry Bartram participated in the #DWI Dismissal Scheme & took bribes to get drunk drivers off the hook.
➡️Working on a story for our 4p newscast:
bit.ly/3Dy6Idv
@krqe.com
➡️Working on a story for our 4p newscast:
bit.ly/3Dy6Idv
@krqe.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
#NEWINFO: A Bernalillo Co Sheriff's Deputy is on paid admin leave, as of Fri 3/7. BCSO tells us the feds are investigating if Jeffry Bartram participated in the #DWI Dismissal Scheme & took bribes to get drunk drivers off the hook.
➡️Working on a story for our 4p newscast:
bit.ly/3Dy6Idv
@krqe.com
➡️Working on a story for our 4p newscast:
bit.ly/3Dy6Idv
@krqe.com
‘Pissed off’ sheriff slams podium speaking on BCSO’s connection to DWI scheme
FULL STORY - www.krqe.com/news/investi...
@krqe.com #DWI #ABQ #DWIDismissal #scandal #scheme
FULL STORY - www.krqe.com/news/investi...
@krqe.com #DWI #ABQ #DWIDismissal #scandal #scheme
February 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
‘Pissed off’ sheriff slams podium speaking on BCSO’s connection to DWI scheme
FULL STORY - www.krqe.com/news/investi...
@krqe.com #DWI #ABQ #DWIDismissal #scandal #scheme
FULL STORY - www.krqe.com/news/investi...
@krqe.com #DWI #ABQ #DWIDismissal #scandal #scheme