Marcus Laing, from Bristol, carried out a series of robberies over the course of six days.
Following the robberies, police were able to obtain CCTV of Marcus Laing returning to his home address
He pleaded guilty to three counts of robbery and three counts of being in possession of a bladed article. Passing an extended sentence of 14 years, the judge said Laing must spend nine years in prison, with an additional five years on licence. He then struck again two days later, when he attended a home in Burchells Green Close, Bristol. He threatened a woman in her 30s, and again left with money.The final incident was on 23 May when he went into a bank on Fishponds Road.
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