Lodge man gets 18 months after failed bid to steal handbag

A failed bid to steal a woman’s handbag has landed Lodge resident Kelvin Washington an 18-month residency in prison.

Washington, 33, of Lot 44 Princes Street, Lodge, was sentenced for attempting to commit a felony yesterday after being found guilty by Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Magistrate Latchman found Washington guilty of the