A HOMELESS man was yesterday sentenced to eight months in prison by City Magistrate Alex Moore after he appeared before him charged with stealing two garbage bins from the Mayor and City Council. Andrew Duncan pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that he stole two bins, property of the City Council valued $17,000 each – all to a total of $34,000. He had previously been charged on two occasions for simple larceny, and given those facts, the Magistrate passed his sentence.