Originally, a North Texas man was offering a $1,000 reward for his stolen smoke pit and trailer, but the reward has increased to $13,000.

Dallas chef and four-time James Beard Award nominee, Kent Rathbun, who desperately wants his items back, has been overwhelmed with support from his community.

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Rathbun says his massive smoke pit and a red trailer went missing when they were stolen in early July on Dawn Drive near Mockingbird and Irving Boulevard. These trailers are worth tens of thousands of dollars, according to him.

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Rathbun's friends chipped in to the reward money, which increased his original thousand-dollar offer.

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