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  • Passive Voice: Theft of Bees Confounds Investigators (Review)

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Theft of Bees Confounds Investigators

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Takwama County Police are [vocab word=investigate]investigating[/vocab] the [vocab word=theft]theft[/vocab] of a very [vocab word=unusual]unusual[/vocab] item - [vocab word=honey]honey[/vocab] [vocab word=bee]bees[/vocab]. Police say that [vocab word=approximately]approximately[/vocab] 20,000 bees are [vocab word=miss]missing[/vocab] from the Takwama Lake Bee Farm. The [vocab word=value]value[/vocab] of the bees is [vocab word=estimate]estimated[/vocab] to be 15,000 dollars. Takwama Lake Bee Farm was the third bee farm to suffer the loss of its bees. Last week, two other bee farms [vocab word=report]reported[/vocab] their bees missing. [vocab word=authority]Authorities[/vocab] are [vocab word=currently]currently[/vocab] examining the [vocab word=evidence]evidence[/vocab] left on the latest [vocab word=crime]crime[/vocab] scene.

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One [vocab word=witness]eyewitness[/vocab] posted a photo of a [vocab word=suspicious]suspicious[/vocab] truck on Monday. The [vocab word=user]user[/vocab], with a Twitter handle @HiveLuver, [vocab word=caption]captioned[/vocab] the image with, "Bees bees everywhere." The post has over 5,000 retweets as of 5 pm on Tuesday. Authorities believe the [vocab word=perpetrator]perpetrator[/vocab] is not a professional [vocab word=beekeeper]beekeeper[/vocab] because [vocab word=proper]proper[/vocab] beekeeping techniques were not used. They are [vocab word=caution]cautioning[/vocab] [vocab word=resident]residents[/vocab] of the [vocab word=surrounding]surrounding[/vocab] area to be careful of bees. Health officials say a bee [vocab word=sting]sting[/vocab] by honey bees may cause severe allergic reactions in some people, including [vocab word=nausea]nausea[/vocab], vomiting, and headache.

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Dale Goodwill, 65, the owner of Takwama Lake Bee Farm, told Takwama Daily Post he was "deeply [vocab word=upset]upset[/vocab]" at the theft.

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"I came home to my farm and poof! I saw no bees. I asked my wife, where are my bees, and she said, I don't know. My grandparents built this farm and I owned it for 30 years, and I've never had this kind of [vocab word=incident]incident[/vocab]. I darn near had a [vocab word=heart attack]heart attack[/vocab]," he said. "My customers [are] asking me for honey jars and bee bread, and I have to tell them I have none because I have no bees!"

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Police say the [vocab word=suspect]suspect[/vocab] is a male, between ages 20 and 40, with a medium build and dark hair, and possibly has bee stings on his face. They are [vocab word=appeal]appealing[/vocab] to anyone with information to come forward.

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Theft of Bees Confounds Investigators

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Takwama County Police are [vocab word=investigate]investigating[/vocab] the [vocab word=theft]theft[/vocab] of a very [vocab word=unusual]unusual[/vocab] item - [vocab word=honey]honey[/vocab] [vocab word=bee]bees[/vocab]. Police say that [vocab word=approximately]approximately[/vocab] 20,000 bees are [vocab word=miss]missing[/vocab] from the Takwama Lake Bee Farm. The [vocab word=value]value[/vocab] of the bees is [vocab word=estimate]estimated[/vocab] to be 15,000 dollars. Takwama Lake Bee Farm was the third bee farm to suffer the loss of its bees. Last week, two other bee farms [vocab word=report]reported[/vocab] their bees missing. [vocab word=authority]Authorities[/vocab] are [vocab word=currently]currently[/vocab] examining the [vocab word=evidence]evidence[/vocab] left on the latest [vocab word=crime]crime[/vocab] scene.

Paragraph 2 Listen

One [vocab word=witness]eyewitness[/vocab] posted a photo of a [vocab word=suspicious]suspicious[/vocab] truck on Monday. The [vocab word=user]user[/vocab], with a Twitter handle @HiveLuver, [vocab word=caption]captioned[/vocab] the image with, "Bees bees everywhere." The post has over 5,000 retweets as of 5 pm on Tuesday. Authorities believe the [vocab word=perpetrator]perpetrator[/vocab] is not a professional [vocab word=beekeeper]beekeeper[/vocab] because [vocab word=proper]proper[/vocab] beekeeping techniques were not used. They are [vocab word=caution]cautioning[/vocab] [vocab word=resident]residents[/vocab] of the [vocab word=surrounding]surrounding[/vocab] area to be careful of bees. Health officials say a bee [vocab word=sting]sting[/vocab] by honey bees may cause severe allergic reactions in some people, including [vocab word=nausea]nausea[/vocab], vomiting, and headache.

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Dale Goodwill, 65, the owner of Takwama Lake Bee Farm, told Takwama Daily Post he was "deeply [vocab word=upset]upset[/vocab]" at the theft.

Paragraph 4 Listen

"I came home to my farm and poof! I saw no bees. I asked my wife, where are my bees, and she said, I don't know. My grandparents built this farm and I owned it for 30 years, and I've never had this kind of [vocab word=incident]incident[/vocab]. I darn near had a [vocab word=heart attack]heart attack[/vocab]," he said. "My customers [are] asking me for honey jars and bee bread, and I have to tell them I have none because I have no bees!"

Paragraph 5 Listen

Police say the [vocab word=suspect]suspect[/vocab] is a male, between ages 20 and 40, with a medium build and dark hair, and possibly has bee stings on his face. They are [vocab word=appeal]appealing[/vocab] to anyone with information to come forward.

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