Providence Police arrest man in Dartmouth armed robbery on Route 6

DARTMOUTH, MA- Fall River Reporter contacted Dartmouth Police concerning an armed robbery on Friday.

According to police, at just after 6:15 p.m., Dartmouth Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at King Smoke Shop located at 255 State Road (Route 6).

The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Muhammad Sheikh of Woonsocket, RI, allegedly entered the business, and brandished a knife. Sheikh threatened several employees with the weapon, making verbal threats to kill them while slashing the knife toward them. Sheikh then removed the cash register, which contained approximately $700 from the counter before fleeing the scene in a gray 2025 Honda Civic, later determined to be registered to Sheikh…

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