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    Dude quit whining. You got yourself all in the news. Geez some people. lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    Dude quit whining. You got yourself all in the news. Geez some people. lol.
    Many years ago I was on property at an apartment complex, spotted smoke coming from a unit and with the help of a few others got the front door open, scouted for people that might be in there, it was empty. The fire dept. showed up pretty quickly and contained it. So a few days later the apt complex owner calls me in, I thought perhaps he would thank me. Well, the message I got in not so many words was "if you see that again, let it burn".

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    Many years ago I was on property at an apartment complex, spotted smoke coming from a unit and with the help of a few others got the front door open, scouted for people that might be in there, it was empty. The fire dept. showed up pretty quickly and contained it. So a few days later the apt complex owner calls me in, I thought perhaps he would thank me. Well, the message I got in not so many words was "if you see that again, let it burn".

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    Many years ago I was on property at an apartment complex, spotted smoke coming from a unit and with the help of a few others got the front door open, scouted for people that might be in there, it was empty. The fire dept. showed up pretty quickly and contained it. So a few days later the apt complex owner calls me in, I thought perhaps he would thank me. Well, the message I got in not so many words was "if you see that again, let it burn".

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    Plumber who found cash in wall of Joel Osteen's church receives $20K reward
    By Kenneth Garger
    December 7, 2021 8:00pm Updated
    Plumber who found cash in wall of Joel Osteen’s church receives $20K reward


    A plumber who found envelopes of money stashed in a wall at Joel Osteen's Houston megachurch has received a $20,000 Crime Stoppers reward for the find.

    The plumber, identified as Justin, made the discovery when he was removing a toilet in the bathroom of Lakewood Church on Nov. 10, according to local reports.

    Houston police were notified and said in a statement that "evidence recovered from the checks" suggests the stashed loot was connected to a March 2014 theft at the church.

    In the robbery, $600,000 was stolen from the church safe, KRPC Channel 2 reported.

    Following the crime, the church gave Crime Stoppers $20,000 to help solve the case, KTRK reported.

    Two years later, with the case still unsolved, the church decided to switch the $20,000 incentive into a charitable donation to Crime Stoppers.

    As a result of the latest developments, "we are gifting that same amount of money to this Good Samaritan and wishing he and his family a wonderful holiday season," Crime Stoppers CEO Rania Mankarious told KTRK.

    Police said the plumber found checks and money orders along with the cash stashed in the church's walls.

    The discovery only came to light after the plumber shared his story on a local radio station.

    "There was a loose toilet in the wall, and we removed the tile," he told host George Lindsey on 100.3 "The Bull"

    "We went to go remove the toilet, and I moved some insulation away and about 500 envelopes fell out of the wall, and I was like, 'Oh wow!'"










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    That kinda reeks. Something aint right. First, the church switches payment over to designated status of charitable giving (when it wasn't), not sure which party requested it but is certainly for tax purposes...and then, a plumber finds the money and the church hasn't helped the guy by showing appreciation?? Why would Osteen allow the world to outdo them in giving? If you switch a payment to questionably "charitable" giving...why would they at this point not give where it is honestly applicable?

    I really hope they gave him some kind of appreciation that I'm missing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    That kinda reeks. Something aint right. First, the church switches payment over to designated status of charitable giving (when it wasn't), not sure which party requested it but is certainly for tax purposes...and then, a plumber finds the money and the church hasn't helped the guy by showing appreciation?? Why would Osteen allow the world to outdo them in giving? If you switch a payment to questionably "charitable" giving...why would they at this point not give where it is honestly applicable?

    I really hope they gave him some kind of appreciation that I'm missing.
    I heard he got 20K but the source didn't seem to be the church.

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    Here it is ..

    Plumber who found cash in wall of Joel Osteen's church receives $20K reward

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    Crime Stoppers of Houston announced Tuesday it would give $20,000 to the plumber, who has only been identified publicly by his first name, Justin.

    Lakewood Church had put up the money as part of a $25,000 reward in the case, and then donated it to Crime Stoppers when the statute of limitations expired.
    Plumber who found cash stashed in wall of Joel Osteen's church getting $20,000 reward - CNN

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    I heard he got 20K but the source didn't seem to be the church.
    ...has received a $20,000 Crime Stoppers reward for the find.

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    Right, 20k from Crime Stoppers. Why not the church? That's not right.

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