A Lafayette man told Chattooga County Sheriff's deputies on Saturday that his stolen dog box turned up at a Pennville pawn shop and was sold.

He said he has attempted to get the dog box back from the person who bought it, even offering to pay for its return to no avail. According to the report, the dog box turned up missing after it was borrowed to transport a dog and though promised to be returned, wasn't. Instead it reportedly was sold to EZ Pawn in Penville, according to the report.  Upon going to the pawn shop, dog box owner, Joseph Wilbanks, of Lafayette said he spoke to the pawn shop owner. who said he would try to get the box back. When Wilbanks tried to find out how much it would take to get the box back he reportedly was told by the shop owner that it was none of his business.

Willbanks said he felt he was getting the run around and told the owner he was going to the Sheriff's Department. The shop owner reportedly told him "good luck proving it." The dog box is silver, aluminum diamond plate, with a tag that says Atalla, Alabama. It has a top storage compartment with a pull handle that opens with a key lock. It is a single box with a twist handle for the one door and was made extra tall. The box is valued at $500, according to the report.