Karl Kaynar arrived at the pizza shop in Swanley on March 23 last year and brandished what appeared to be a firearm before asking: “Do you want to die?”.
The 42-year-old then raided the till and made off with £400.
The next morning, Kaynar targeted a nearby Asda petrol station – entering the premises and threatening employees with a knife and a broken paving slab.
During this robbery, the thug also warned he would throw acid into the face of a victim before fleeing on foot with thousands of pounds in stolen cash.
Kaynar was tracked down and arrested later the same day, Kent Police said.
Searches close to the crime scenes led to the recovery of the handgun he had used, which was identified as being an air weapon.
A bag he carried during the Asda robbery was seized from an address linked to him in Swanley. A knife was also found on a bed.
Kaynar, of no fixed address, later pleaded guilty at Maidstone Crown Court to two counts of robbery, possession of an imitation firearm and possession of a knife in a public place.
He also admitted additional theft and drug offences, as well as a further armed robbery, on March 22, which was investigated by the Metropolitan Police and determined by the court as the most serious offence.
And yesterday (Wednesday, October 22), Kaynar was sentenced to a total of nine years and four months’ imprisonment (already having spent 18 months on remand).
He will also have to serve a further 86 days after breaching a suspended sentence and on his release from prison will be subject to an additional licence period of four years.
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Det Const Rosie Acton, of Kent Police, said: “Kaynar’s actions left his victims in genuine fear for their lives. The gun he used may not have been a genuine firearm, however, it certainly looked very real.
“He also held a kitchen knife to the back of a shop assistant and made chilling threats to another victim they would be maimed with acid.
“There is little doubt that had Kaynar not been quickly identified and arrested, he would have gone on to target further victims, and I do hope that our successful investigation and the fact that he is now behind bars serving a lengthy sentence provides some reassurance to those who live and work in Swanley.”
