“Chop! Chop!” went the axe, and Mohammed Assi went “Cha-ching!”
That's how the Durango Police Department sees it. The owner of the Downtown Smoke Shop is suspected of felony theft and false reporting to authorities, a misdemeanor.
According to authorities Assi, 24, drove his white Ford F-250 to a remote location behind Wal-Mart or Home Depot and, using an axe, damaged the vehicle. He then parked the truck near Seventh Street and Main Avenue in Durango and reported it stolen.
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