In 2016, they chose to gift us those funds for operations. ‘In 2014, Lakewood Church gave us $20,000 to work on this case. We believe that it takes all of us, working together, to keep Houston safe and thriving,’ Crime Stoppers CEO Rania Mankarious said in a press release announcing the donation.
"Crime Stoppers of Houston is a public safety organization that thrives on the public safety of all communities. Donation funds are fully insured, so Lakewood Church did not lose out on the money at the time - but the case is still open. In addition to cash, the thieves took Lakewood Church's checks and deposit slips that listed parishioners' credit card information.Īn employee had discovered the break-in on the Monday morning following Lent. The $600,000 was stolen in 2014 from a portion of donations made on one weekend of services, which an employee discovered the Monday after Lent. We are appreciative of the plumber, and we hope he pays the gift forward," the church said in a statement on Tuesday.ĪDVERTISEMENT Cauley intends to ‘pay it forward’ by donating a portion of the money back to Crime Stoppers of Houston and another portion to the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Above is the $20,000 check Crime Stoppers of Houston gifted to CauleyĬauley told Click2Houston that he intends to ‘pay it forward’ by donating a portion of the money back to Crime Stoppers of Houston and another portion to the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. "In 2016, Lakewood Church made a $20,000 charitable donation to Crime Stoppers of Houston to help solve this case and support them for all they do for the community. It’s a bit of a blessing,’ he told Click2Houston.Ī Facebook page listed as a plumber from Houston named ‘Justin Cauley’ shows photos of him with a woman and two babies.Ĭrime Stoppers of Houston offered a $5,000 reward for anyone with information in the case and, two years later, Lakewood donated $20,000 to Crime Stoppers to progress the investigation, as there were still no leads into what happened. Bills are stacking up, work is starting to get slow … This money is gonna help tremendously.
I had no clue that that call would come about. Just days after his statement, however, Crime Stoppers of Houston – which has been investigating the stolen funds since 2014 – reached out to offer him a $20,000 reward. Justin Cauley, the Houston plumber who found $600,000 in the walls of Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church, has been gifted a $20,000 reward for the discovery Cauley was given the reward by Crime Stoppers of Houston just days after he said he was 'upset' that he didn't hear a 'thank you' from the church's high-profile leader Joel Osteen Cauley was fixing a toilet at America’s largest church on November 10 when he removed a tile behind the appliance I’m just a little upset,’ he told reporters Sunday, after attending one of Osteen’s services, Fox News reported. We understand what you did and what you could have done.” I feel like, at this point, I should have heard something. ‘I wanted to hear him say, “You know, Justin, what you did was right.
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