Police issue ‘unqualified apology’ to ‘Jumbie’ Jones

The Guyana Police Force yesterday offered an “unqualified apology” to actor and stand-up comedian Lyndon ‘Jumbie’ Jones for his incarceration last weekend, which they described as a case of mistaken identity.

“The Police Force wishes to offer an unqualified apology for the consternation and/or trepidation the arrest of Lyndon Jones may have caused his family, friends and himself,” the police in a release yesterday said. According to the release, which the force said was issued to “clear the air,” investigations revealed that at about 22:23 hrs on December 23, 2010, the police received a report of an armed robbery in Tucville, Georgetown, during which businessman Somora