BRITISH pharmacy bandit, Sean Clamp, who held up a store in Liverpool while attempting to pass off a metal pipe as a gun, told terrified staff that he was "not a bad guy".
Liverpool Crown Court heard that the 33-year-old who was described as a "career criminal", had 111 previous convictions.
Clamp's life of crime had seen him banned from any branches of Boots, Tesco supermarkets and Marks and Spencer.
On 12 Jul this year, Clamp entered a pharmacy wearing a motorbike helmet, and handed a note to a member of staff saying "give me money and no-one will get hurt".
He then shouted, "give me all the notes".
The pharmacist then saw what she thought was a gun and handed over close to $170 in cash.
The pharmacy raid followed a botched attempt to hold-up a neighbouring betting shop.
Sentencing Clamp to five years behind bars, Recorder Richard Conley, urged him to use his time in prison to reform his ways.
"You can still lead a useful life," he said.
"Don't allow the rest of your life to go down the pan in the same way you have the last 15 or so years.
"I hope you will use the sentence I am about to pass as an opportunity and come out and make a fresh start.
"You are still relatively young."
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