🎅 Axios PM: Santa thief redemption

Plus: Griner's next steps | Friday, December 16, 2022

Open in app View in browser   Presented By Instagram   Axios PM By Mike Allen · Dec 16, 2022 Today's PM — edited by Justin Green — is 471 words, a 2-minute read.     1 big thing: New crime trend Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios   Juggers are targeting the distracted and the elderly, Axios' Russell Contreras reports. How it works: Juggers wait in parking lots and watch for people to withdraw large sums of money from ATMs, or prey on folks juggling smartphones and car keys in parking lots or at home. Suspected juggers also walk malls and computer stores to scout for large purchases. The jugging can also take place if the victim leaves their car for a bite to eat and the juggers steal the money or a new laptop from the vehicle. Between the lines: Darren White, a former Bernalillo County sheriff in New Mexico, said police give new trends names to identify specific groups committing crimes using fresh tactics. "If adding this new name to it helps differentiate potential targets, then it's great. Even if it's just another name for old fashion muggings." Share this story.     🏀 2. Griner's next steps Brittney Griner arrives in the U.S. on Dec. 9 after she was freed from Russian detention. Photo: U.S. Army South/Miguel Negron Brittney Griner intends "to play basketball for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury this season," she said in her first official statement since coming home from Russia. "I dug deep to keep my faith and it was the love from so many of you that helped keep me going," Griner said. "From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone for your help." Go deeper.     A message from Instagram Explore 30+ Instagram tools helping teens have positive experiences     Instagram's tools can help parents keep their teens safe on social media, help teens see less sensitive content and help them spend less time on our platform. Because teens' experiences on Instagram should be positive and supportive. Explore our tools and set them up today.     3. Catch up quick Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images One of the first rioters to enter the Capitol on Jan. 6, Doug Jensen of Iowa (pictured above, center) has been sentenced to 60 months in prison. Go deeper. Goldman Sachs is poised to lay off several thousand employees as the bank preps for an uncertain economic environment in 2023, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to Axios Closer co-author Nathan Bomey. Go deeper. Early reaction to "Avatar: The Way of Water" suggests director James Cameron's $2 billion bet could pay off. It currently boasts a Rotten Tomatoes score of 80% from critics who saw early screenings. Go deeper.     🎅 4. Santa thief redemption Surveillance photo of the stolen Santa. Photo: Courtesy of the city of Greenville, S.C.   Local TV reporter Henry Coburn recently tweeted the "heartwarming" and redeeming story of a thief returning a Santa display he stole from a restaurant, Axios' Herb Scribner reports. Coburn, a reporter with WSPA-TV in the Carolinas, went to a restaurant to interview the owner about the theft — only to discover the thief at the front of the restaurant. "He is here to apologize, so I told him if he wants me to accept the apology, he has to talk to the camera and come clean," the owner told Coburn. The thief said he felt bad for what happened and would do whatever it took to make it right," according to Coburn. The owner won't be pressing charges, she told Coburn. "This is her Christmas gift: forgiveness and the ability to rectify his mistakes," Coburn said. Share this story.     A message from Instagram Set up supervision on Instagram to help keep your teen safe online     Parents have support when it comes to keeping their teens safe on Instagram. They can see who their teen follows, who follows them and any reports their teen shares once supervision on Family Center is set up. Explore Family Center and set it up today.   Thanks to Sheryl Miller for copy editing today's PM. Are you a fan of this email format? Your essential communications — to staff, clients and other stakeholders — can have the same style. Axios HQ, a powerful platform, will help you do it.   Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters. If you're interested in advertising, learn more here. Sponsorship has no influence on editorial content. Axios, 3100 Clarendon B‌lvd, Arlington VA 22201   You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from Axios. Change your preferences or unsubscribe here.   Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up now to get Axios in your inbox.   Follow Axios on social media: