Crime & Safety

Honeydew Armed Robbery In Seekonk: Tiverton Woman Charged

Michelle Shaughnessy, 28, is suspected of driving the getaway car when the coffee shop was robbed.

TIVERTON, RI — North Attleboro, Mass., police on Thursday arrested two people in connection with an armed robbery at the Honeydew in Seekonk on Wednesday. Michelle Shaughnessy, 28, of Tiverton, and Paul Curtis, 32, of Braintree, Mass., were taken into custody at noon Thursday. She is suspected of driving the getaway car.

Curtis was charged with Armed Robbery; Conspiracy to commit a felony; Use of a Motor Vehicle in the Commission of a felony; and Assault with a dangerous weapon.

She was charged with Armed Robbery; Conspiracy to commit a felony; Use of a Motor Vehicle in the Commission of a felony, Seekonk police said.

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