NH Man Charged In Connection With 2022 Wilmington Bank Robbery

BOSTON, MA — A New Hampshire man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly committing five Massachusetts bank robberies in 2022, including one in Wilmington, the U.S. District Attorney's Office of Massachusetts announced Monday.

Reinaldo Ortiz, 45, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was indicted on five counts of bank robbery. The charge of bank robbery provides a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.

Ortiz was arrested and charged by criminal complaint for the alleged offenses in January.

According to charging documents, between March 9-24 2022, Ortiz drove from New Hampshire to Massachusetts and allegedly robbed banks in Fitchburg, Lowell, Chelmsford, Wilmington and Lexington.

The Banker & Tradesman reported that the banks where Ortiz allegedly committed the crimes were the Align Credit Union in Wilmington, Enterprise Bank in Fitchburg, Santander Bank in Lowell, Eastern Bank in Chelmsford and TD Bank in Lexington.

According to authorities, Ortiz allegedly entered each of the banks disguised in a mask, and then demanded money from the teller's drawer.

After receiving the money, Ortiz fled the scene in a gray 2006 Honda Accord, charging documents show.

Authorities said that an investigation allegedly found Ortiz's fingerprints on a glove discarded outside one of the banks. The suspect's cellphone movement also was consistent with the robbery route, documents stated.

Banker & Tradesman reported that, according to court documents, Ortiz allegedly took about $21,000 total from the five banks.

Records show that Ortiz is due back in court on March 16.