CT man pleads guilty to robbing three different supermarket banks
A Middletown man pleaded guilty to robbing three supermarket banks in 2022, federal officials said.
Gino Rizzo, 29, pleaded guilty to bank robbery in front of U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
According to court records, Rizzo robbed People’s United Bank banks inside Stop & Shop supermarkets in Glastonbury on July 16, 2022, Newington on July 18, 2022, and West Hartford on July 20, 2022, using notes demanding cash.
Rizzo was arrested on July 21, 2022.
On April 11, while on pre-trial release, Rizzo disconnected his GPS electronic monitoring bracelet and fled from his court-mandated rehabilitation center. He has been in police custody since his re-arrest on May 22.
Rizzo’s sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 17, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, along with the Middletown, Glastonbury, Newington, and West Hartford Police Departments, investigated the incidents, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.